It’s not an everyday occurrence that someone finds themselves trapped on a railroad track. That’s when God sends a hero to save an elderly man from being hit by a train. Talk about being the right person at the right time and the right place.
A 72-year-old man turned left from Barnes Road and drove onto the railroad tracks in Sugar Grove Township, North Carolina. He continued to drive until his SUV got stuck on the tracks.
Lewis Medina was driving by when he saw the vehicle. He knew something was wrong and someone could have been trapped inside the SUV, judging by the way its wheels were spinning.
He did not waste time and immediately went to the track. “I told the gentleman, how about I get you out of the car to a safe area, and we’ll get your car off the tracks before a train comes,” he said.
Medina called 911 for help, but it was too late for Medina to get the car off the track as the train was already near them.
Medina decided swiftly. He unbuckled the man, grabbed him, but he slipped out of his arms. Medina then grabbed him by his shirt and pants; however, the man fell on the tracks.
With only moments left before they were hit by the train, Medina rolled with the man off the tracks, saving both of their lives. The train then hit the green SUV, which was totally wrecked.
Meanwhile, Medina’s daughter, who witnessed everything from inside their car, was extremely worried, wondering what might have happened to her dad.
Authorities said that the elderly man had a medical emergency, which is why he could not get out of the vehicle on his own.
Medina knew that he could not have saved the man without God’s help.
“I know it was God. There’s no way I could have picked that man up there, there’s no way. My biggest thing was, ‘I gotta help him.’ I think anybody would do that,” he said.
Everything happens for a reason. What initially looked like an unfortunate event was turned by God into a life-saving and life-changing experience!
God can save us from any precarious situation. Nothing and no one can stop Him from doing so.
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