Man crossing tracks in Delhi Metro station has lucky escape | Watch

Video footage showed the train begin pulling out of the station just as a man tried to quickly cross over to the other platform over the tracks.

A man had a narrow escape inside a Delhi Metro station when he crossed the tracks just as a train began pulling out of the station.

A screengrab of video footage shows a man hastily cross the Delhi Metro tracks just as a train begins to pull out of the Shastri Nagar station on the red line. (ANI/Twitter)

Video footage of the incident shows the man trying to haul himself onto the platform when the train begins moving, knocking into him.

The train immediately brakes, and the man regains his balance before falling between the train and the tracks.

ANI reported that the man was identified as 21-year-old Mayur Patel. The incident occurred at Shastri Nagar metro, which is on the Red line.

On being questioned, Patel reportedly said he crossed the tracks because he did not know how to get to the other platform. He was later fined by the Delhi Metro authorities, ANI reported.