A Madrid railway station's cameras have captured the moments when a  woman fainted and fell onto the rails, moments before a train was due to arrive.

Other people waved frantically at the train driver as an off-duty policeman jumped down and rescued the woman.

The driver stopped the train early, avoiding a tragedy.

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