Onlookers Rescue Man in Wheelchair After He Plummets Onto Metro Tracks

At the U Street Metro station in Northwest D.C., a man in a motorized wheelchair rolled off the platform and fell into the tracks below. Luckily, there were bystanders nearby who rushed to his aid and jumped down into the tracks to rescue him. The incident occurred around 1:20 pm and was captured on surveillance footage on the platform. The unidentified man suffered non serious injuries, described as a bloody mouth by firefighters. Credit: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority