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| Mother and child survive Baker Street Tube track fall | Mother and child survive Baker Street Tube track fall |
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| A mother and child who accidentally fell on to a Tube track moments before a train arrived have escaped unhurt by moving into a pit under the track. | A mother and child who accidentally fell on to a Tube track moments before a train arrived have escaped unhurt by moving into a pit under the track. |
| Police said the woman was pushing a buggy along a platform at Baker Street station in London on Friday night as she checked the arrivals board. | |
| But she distractedly veered too close to the edge, and fell down. | But she distractedly veered too close to the edge, and fell down. |
| The father jumped down to help and the three of them moved into a pit beneath the track as a train passed over them. | The father jumped down to help and the three of them moved into a pit beneath the track as a train passed over them. |
| None of them was seriously hurt but they were taken to hospital for checks, British Transport Police said. | None of them was seriously hurt but they were taken to hospital for checks, British Transport Police said. |
| Commuters who witnessed the incident at 22:15 BST took to social media to record their shock. | |
| One user said: "When pushchair with kids and mum end up on the track in front of the train you were just about to board. | One user said: "When pushchair with kids and mum end up on the track in front of the train you were just about to board. |
| "Thankfully all unharmed. The driver is also ok and he did a superb job, along with a chap from the depot that was on his way to work. What a night." | "Thankfully all unharmed. The driver is also ok and he did a superb job, along with a chap from the depot that was on his way to work. What a night." |
| Another witness expressed her concern for the family to Transport for London. | Another witness expressed her concern for the family to Transport for London. |
| Were you in Baker Street tube station when this happened? Did you see the incident? Email your video and images to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Were you in Baker Street tube station when this happened? Did you see the incident? Email your video and images to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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