Previously, according to the monitoring camera of the level crossing, at 8:05 a.m. on August 31, a female crossing guard was on duty checking the information equipment at the level crossing Km270+740 in the Cau Giat - Yen Ly section. At this time, the female guard discovered a man on a motorbike not paying attention, trying to cross the level crossing when the barrier was down and the warning bell was ringing. At this time, the freight train HH73 was approaching.
Immediately, the female employee tried to shout “stop”. At the same time, without hesitation, she rushed forward and pulled the man out of the crossing, narrowly escaping death right in front of the train.
After the video was shared on social media, many people praised the decisive and brave actions of the female gatekeeper, and felt lucky for the man who was saved at the last minute.
According to Mr. Nguyen Huu Thuong - Deputy Head of Technical Supervision and Railway Traffic Safety Department, Nghe Tinh Railway Exploitation Branch, the female gatekeeper in the above video is Ms. Pham Thi Huong, an employee working at Cau Giat Signal Information Palace.
According to Mr. Thuong, after receiving the information, the leaders of Vietnam Railway Corporation promptly rewarded Ms. Pham Thi Huong for her brave act of saving a person from death in front of the oncoming train HH73.