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MTA Workers Rescue Man From Subway Tracks In Manhattan

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- There was a heroic save on subway tracks in Manhattan after a man became trapped Friday morning.

Citizen video shows two MTA workers rescue a man at the West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station in Greenwich Village.

It happened around 8 a.m.

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There was a heroic save on subway tracks in Manhattan after a man became trapped on Oct. 30, 2020. (Credit: Citizen)

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The MTA says a train operator managed to stop his train just in time, preventing what could have been a tragedy.

That operator and the conductor then helped bring the man to the platform.

It's unclear how the victim ended up on the tracks.

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