- The brutal incident took place in early December at a station in a Moscow suburb
A harrowing video shows the moment a teenager falls in front of a moving train after messing around with friends on a platform.
The horrific incident, captured on a security camera at a Moscow station, begins when the male victim is shadowboxing and showing off his skills to two friends.
He takes a step back, stumbles and falls from the platform – just as an electric train pulled into the station.
He is hit by the front of the train and thrown between the train and the platform, before being dragged for several seconds before his friends at Kuryanovo station pull him out.
The 18-year-old is seen shadowboxing with friends
He takes a step back, slips and falls in front of the train
The train crashes into him and he gets stuck between the train and the platform and is dragged away
His friends manage to pull him out while his clothes are torn and his legs are destroyed
They carry him to the station before calling an ambulance. The child miraculously survives
According to the first reports on the images, he died on the spot.
But miraculously, the 18-year-old survived after being hit by a train and dragged away by city crews.
The transport department of Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed that the friends rescued him by pulling him onto the platform and carrying him to the station where they called an ambulance.
He was rushed to hospital and is being treated for multiple injuries.
“A young man aged 18 was taken to a medical facility with injuries and is currently being treated,” the commission said.
An investigation is underway into the incident that took place in early December.