CHENNAI: Sheer miracle coupled with presence of mind saved the life of a young woman software professional who came under a suburban train in Chennai on Monday. Despite six compartment rakes passing over the woman who lay flat on the track, she escaped unhurt, much to the surprise of onlookers, watching the ‘great escape’ at the Saidapet railway station.According to sources, the woman, identified as Manisha Pandey, is a software engineer from Choolaimedu employed in an IT firm at Paranur near Chengalpattu. A regular commuter, the 31-year-old woman travels to office by train.On Monday, when Manisha entered the railway platform at Saidapet around 12.30 pm, her hand bag fell on the floor. When she bent to pick up the bag using one hand while talking on her mobile phone, she accidentally slipped and fell on the track. Eyewitnesses said she barely had time to react as a Tambaram-bound local train was fast approaching.However, Manisha fell flat on the centre of the track allowing the train to pass over her instead of attempting to run away from the track. Noticing that a person has come under the wheels, the loco pilot brought the train to a halt immediately, though he could not prevent six compartment rakes of the train from running over the spot where Manisha lay. When contacted by Express, Manisha refused to comment on the incident.
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