Distracted by phone, man falls on Delhi metro tracks. Watch what happened next

The man was looking at his phone when he fell on the Delhi metro tracks. (Image: CISF/Twitter)

With a mobile phone in hand and eyes glued to it, a man casually walks on the platform before losing balance and falling on the tracks of a Delhi metro station, video shared on Twitter shows.

The man struggles to get up after the fall, the clip shows, while some Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel across the platform rush to help him.

The incident happened at the Shahdara metro station in east Delhi. The video was shared by the CISF headquarters on Twitter.

“A passenger namely Mr. Shailender Mehata, R/O Shadhara, slipped and fell down on the metro track at Shahdara Metro Station, Delhi. Alert CISF personnel promptly acted and helped him out,” the tweet reads.

A passenger namely Mr. Shailender Mehata, R/O Shadhara, slipped and fell down on the metro track @ Shahdara Metro Station, Delhi. Alert CISF personnel promptly acted and helped him out. #PROTECTIONandSECURITY #SavingLives@PMOIndia @HMOIndia @MoHUA_India pic.twitter.com/Rx2fkwe3Lh

— CISF (@CISFHQrs) February 5, 2022

The officer then pulled himself up on the platform before pulling the man away from the edge.

The man had possibly injured his leg due to which the CISF personnel had to lift him up.