Woman saved after fainting and falling in front of moving metro train in Madrid

A woman has been saved, after fainting and falling onto a Madrid metro line, as the train was entering the station.

The train was approaching the Marques de Vadillo station, when the woman fell, but stopped in time when the driver saw someone running along the tracks.

The policeman can be seen approaching the woman on the tracks Credit: National Police/Reuters

A policeman, from the National Police, heard the impact of the 52-year-old woman's body as she fell, and then climbed onto the tracks to rescue her.

The train can be seen at the entrance of the station as the policeman lifts the woman to safetyCredit: National Police/Reuters

The woman was treated by a doctor, who was also at the station, at the time of her fall.