Mother tells of horrific moment she watched her baby fall under a moving train... and survive

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A mother who watched helplessly as her baby fell under a train in its pram and miraculously survived has spoken about the terrifying incident for the first time.

Shweta Verma, 29, said she thought she had lost six month old baby Saurish for good after desperately trying to grab the buggy as it rolled away from her on a train platform.

The dentist, who was traveling with her only child on a train for the very first time, said 'everything went blank' as the train ground to a halt 30 metres down the track with the pushchair underneath.

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Shweta Verma (left) has spoken for the first time of her terror as she watched six-month-old Saurish fall under a train

But she then heard the amazing sound of Saurish crying.

The incredible footage was captured on the train station's CCTV and has become an internet phenomenon around the world.

Mrs Verma, from Melbourne in Australia, said: 'I thought I'd lost my child, who I love more than anyone or anything else.

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The carriage rolls to the edge of the platform - and, as the mother realises what is happening and darts toward it, topples onto the tracks - directly into the path of the oncoming train

The mother, at the edge of the track, frantically reaches as the train roars into the station - but she cannot reach her baby in time

Despair: The mother, at the edge of the track, frantically reaches as the train roars into the station - but she cannot reach her baby in time

'It was a life and death fear.' Mrs Verma had taken the pushchair brake off to get ready to board the train, but momentarily let go of the buggy to pull her trousers up a bit.

Describing how the incident happened she said: 'It was the first time I had travelled on a train with him, but I thought it would be all right.

'I had the brake on, but as the train approached I began preparing myself. I took the brake off and my hands left the pram for a fraction of a second and suddenly it was flying off the platform.'

Shweta Verma pictured with baby Saurish has spoken about the terrifying accident for the first time

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