Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News

This metro passenger survived after being distracted by their mobile phone and walking straight off the platform and onto the tracks in front of a train that is pulling into the station.

The startling scenes were recorded by a CCTV camera at the Estrecho metro station in the Spanish capital Madrid.

In the video, passengers can be seen waiting on the platform when a train pulls into the other side of the station.

A train then begins pulling onto the side of the camera and a passenger stands up and begins walking towards the tracks.

The unnamed passenger is staring at his mobile phone and does not stop, walking straight off the platform and onto the tracks in front of the oncoming trains.

Madrid Metro said that nothing serious happened to the passenger who is reportedly fine after the incident, but they shared the footage to remind customers not to be distracted by their mobile phones.

Central European News (CEN) contacted Metro Madrid for comment as to whether it passed over them or stopped before but they had not replied at the time of writing.

The company wrote: “Not looking up from your mobile phone while you are waiting for the metro is a distraction which could turn out expensive.”

The video was shared with the message “for your security, look up from your mobile phone when you are walking on the platform”.

The video has been viewed over 17,300 times on social media and widely commented on by netizens.

‘F00752’ commented: “The day they start to fine people for walking and bothering people while looking at the mobile phone will be a great day.”

‘YaottAkasha’ said: “Sh*t, you must be inept and amazed by the mobile phone.”

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