Video shows California officer save man in wheelchair from being struck by train

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
A Lodi police officer is being called a hero for pulling a man in a wheelchair from the path of an oncoming train.

Officer Erica Urrea was near Lodi Avenue just before 9 a.m. Thursday when she saw him.
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The heart-pounding video shows Officer Urrea try to free the man's wheelchair after it got stuck in the train tracks.

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With seconds to spare she is able to pull the man far enough out of his wheelchair before the train crashes into it.

The 66-year-old man hurt his leg but is expected to be okay.
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