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| CCTV catches race to save child's life as cargo train hits brakes (VIDEO) | CCTV catches race to save child's life as cargo train hits brakes (VIDEO) |
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| A life-or-death race to save a child from an oncoming train in southern Russia was caught on CCTV. The railroad security team reached the boy as cargo train slammed on the brakes. | A life-or-death race to save a child from an oncoming train in southern Russia was caught on CCTV. The railroad security team reached the boy as cargo train slammed on the brakes. |
| Staring death in the face and unable to move, the three-year-old child is snatched from the train's path by railroad security. The duo had set out earlier than usual on patrol, and were just in time. | |
| One of the rescuers, Arseny Ghazarian told LifeNews that campers from a nearby site often stray onto the tracks. | One of the rescuers, Arseny Ghazarian told LifeNews that campers from a nearby site often stray onto the tracks. |
| “The most important thing", he added, "is that the child's life was saved.” | “The most important thing", he added, "is that the child's life was saved.” |
| Desperate to save the boy, Ghazarian fell some 20 meters short but says sheer adrenaline carried him on. | Desperate to save the boy, Ghazarian fell some 20 meters short but says sheer adrenaline carried him on. |
| “I cursed myself, when I fell – because of me, old fool, a child could have died." | “I cursed myself, when I fell – because of me, old fool, a child could have died." |
| "I never ran so fast in my life," he said. “Can you imagine, no mother, no father, no one was there?" | "I never ran so fast in my life," he said. “Can you imagine, no mother, no father, no one was there?" |
| They had ‘some 130 meters’ to cover but managed to signal the train driver, who slammed on the brakes and blew the horn. | They had ‘some 130 meters’ to cover but managed to signal the train driver, who slammed on the brakes and blew the horn. |
| This may have actually frozen the child with fear, as he stood still and stared at the oncoming train. | This may have actually frozen the child with fear, as he stood still and stared at the oncoming train. |