Video: Father shields daughter from being run over by train

CAIRO - 27 January 2020: A video went viral on social media showing a father throwing himself over his daughter who fell on train tracks to protect her, a few seconds before the arrival of the train.

In Ismailia train station, a young girl fell on train tracks on Monday morning; off the top of his head, her father jumped a few seconds before the arrival of the train, embracing her to make his body a shield until the train moved.

The father and his little girl survived and none of them was injured, according to the publisher of the video and one of the eyewitnesses on his Twitter account on Monday.

صباح الخير
بنت وقعت تحت القطر في محطة الإسماعيلية. وفي لحظه وبدون تردد ابوها حدف نفسه عليها قبل ما القطر يوصل بثواني وحضنها لحد ما القطر عدا.
الحمدلله الاتنين خرجوا مفيهمش خدش pic.twitter.com/nqp9Qe7ERF

— محمد ابن عوف (@ABOOUF22) January 27, 2020

The video has got more than 9,000 retweets and 32,000 likes so far. Social media users praised the father’s bravery, saying that this daughter was blessed to have such a father.

Some users on Twitter account called for putting barriers at the edge of the train pavement to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

هو المفروض يكون حاجز بين السكك والرصيف، لكن هذي هي المحطات القديمة كلها مافيها حواجز.
حتى ميترو لندن اغلبه بدون حواجز ويصير فيه حوادث، بسبب انه شبكة القطارات ما تقدر توقف سنوات لغرض التغييرات، الحياة توقف بدون مواصلات

— shosha1856 🇮🇶 (@shosha1856) January 27, 2020

Meanwhile, others talked about the paternal affection and how fathers would sacrifice themselves for their beloved children.

ما احد يفهم هذي المشاعر الا اذا رزق ب ابناء فعلا .. نفكر فيهم قبل أنفسنا

— الحنينْ 🇸🇦 (@f144010) January 27, 2020

هكذا الأب تظهر عاطفته جلية مع أبنائه في أحلك الظروف وأسوأها ..
الحمدلله دايما وابدا على كل حال

— فخامة جنوبي 👑❤ (@Ali37195063) January 27, 2020