2 men that were fighting inside the Ribaucourt metro station in the Brussels municipality of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek on Thursday night fell onto the track. Shocked other passengers looked on in horror as a metro train was able to break in the nick of time to avoid running over the two brawling men.
Men fall onto track during fight at Brussels metro station: “Driver was able to stop just in time”
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The incident happened at around 11pm on Thursday. Images of the incident have been published on social media (see video below).
Laurent Vermeersch of the Brussels public transport company MIVB told VRT News that “A metro train was just entering the station. However, the driver reacted quickly and was able to stop in time. The electricity supply was also cut. It is very dangerous to venture onto the track as there is 900 volts running through one of the rails”.
MIVB security staff went to scene of the incident, but were unable to find either of the 2 men involved in the fight.
