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Man in wheelchair rescued after fall on subway tracks at St. George Station

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Man in wheelchair rescued from Toronto subway tracks
Man in wheelchair rescued from Toronto subway tracks – Jan 7, 2016

A man in a wheelchair is lucky to be alive after he allegedly fell off a Toronto subway platform and landed on the tracks early Thursday morning.

The incident happened just before 1 a.m. ET. at St. George Station.

Two bystanders managed to pull the man to safety before a train arrived.

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It’s unclear how the man ended up on the tracks but police and paramedics were called to the scene.

The man was treated for minor injuries.

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