After wedging his hand between closing doors, a Sydney man has been caught on video narrowly escaping being pulled under a train.
The footage shows the man getting his hand stuck between the doors of a Seven Hills train, with the train pulling the man along as it took off.
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While eventually he pulls himself free, the close call has sparked new warnings from authorities.
New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance said people need to realise they aren't invincible.
"It's just unnecessary. I mean this person could have lost their life, lost a limb, all because they were rushing to a train," he told 7 News.
The danger of eager commuters getting their body stuck in the doors is not new, with 110 people injured or almost injured on Sydney trains between April 2017 and October 2018.
Of those 110, 41 had either their arms or legs stuck between the closing doors of the train.
While the trains have safety sensors, they are not like elevator doors and won't reopen after a certain point.
Another incident in West Sydney saw a female passenger lunge for the closing doors of a train. But she was too late and her hand became stuck.
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