The life and death incident was caught on video at the Madrid station.
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A 52-year-old woman has escaped death after fainting in front of a moving metro train in Madrid, Spain.
An off-duty police officer pulled her to safety just as the train neared the station.
She was expected to make a full recovery.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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