Hero Mitchell Round, leapt onto live tracks and hauled a man who had stumbled and fallen onto the rain a minute before a train was due to arrive.
Mitchell Rowan leapt to the rescue of the man at Kelvinhall subway station(Image: Supplied)
A brave Glasgow lad out on a ‘sub-crawl’ saved a complete stranger from death, after he fell onto the tracks 20 seconds before a train arrived.
Mitchell Rowan, 20, leapt onto live tracks and hauled a man who had stumbled and fallen onto the tracks just one minute before the next subway was due to arrive.
He had been out with five friends, taking on the city’s famous sub-crawl, which involves visiting bars at each stop on the Clockwork Orange. They were on their third stop when the horror incident unfolded, on Saturday, July 26 around 8.30pm.
Mitchell was out with a group of pals on a sub-crawl(Image: Supplied)
He told the Record: “Me and my mates were on the sub crawl. We were only three stops in at Kelvinhall. There was a guy who must have been drinking as he was staggering about a bit.
“I went down to tie my lace and the guy just suddenly fell, he had banged his head off the track and he was just lying there unconscious. The train was approaching in a minute.
“Two of my pals were trying to lean down to pull him back up. I could see the lights and hear the train coming. I just decided to jump on the track and lift the guy off.”
Quick-thinking Mitchell valiantly risked his own life, in front of his stunned mates, to lift the stranger to safety – narrowly escaping the oncoming train.
The lads were on their third stop of the ‘sub-crawl’ when the horror incident unfolded(Image: Supplied)
Mitchell continued: “I managed to lift him and get him on the platform, the train arrived 10 to 20 seconds later. It was a split second decision. All I could think about was saving him and getting him out of danger.
“I don’t think I could have faced the thought of not doing anything to help him. If the train hit him it would have been horrendous for everyone involved.”
Mitchell and his pals, John Devine, 21, Luke Robertson, 21, Sam Riley, 20, and Nairn Sandlan, 19, rushed upstairs to quickly alert the station’s security team who called an ambulance. Another passenger on the platform was a paramedic who assisted the injured man.
Mitchell (right) risked his own life to save the man(Image: Supplied)
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Mitchell said: “The station was really quiet at the time; it was mostly my mates and just a small group of people. This woman who was a bit older was actually a trained paramedic so she began to give the guy medical attention.
“The other passengers were shocked and full of praise for us but the subway team didn’t even acknowledge it. All the focus was on the guy and getting him treated.
“Paramedics arrived and took the guy to hospital.”
Mitchell, 20, has been hailed a hero by friends and family(Image: Supplied)
Mitchell says he would love to know how the guy is doing and hopefully meet him one day.
He said: “The guy was probably in his 40s. He was just on a night out as well and ended up in a bad way.
“I know he was taken to hospital in Glasgow but I don’t know much else.”
The book printing worker says friends and family have lauded his actions and branded him a hero.
He said: “I guess I’m really humble about it. I just did what I think anyone would do in that situation. It was just human instinct, I guess.
“I just hope the guy is okay and he makes a full recovery.”
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to reports of a concern for welfare at Kelvinhall station on Saturday 26 July just after 9.20pm.
“Officers attended and a man was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital for further checks.
An SPT spokesperson said: “We would like to thank all those involved in assisting a passenger when he fell off the platform at Kelvinhall.
“Their swift actions saw everyone involved clear of the track well before a train was due in the station and emergency services were not required. We would ask all passengers to take care on platforms when travelling by Subway.”