In a terrifying moment captured on camera, a mother shielded her children with her body as a speeding train passed dangerously close to them at a railway station in Bihar.
The children were trapped with their mother in a narrow space between the railway tracks and the platform as the train approached. The mother held them close and positioned herself between the children and the passing train.
The footage shows the train hurtling past the family at extremely close range, while people on the platform can be heard screaming. The mother and children remained pressed against the wall until the train had completely passed.
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Once the train cleared the area, people on the platform rushed towards the family. All those involved in the incident survived.
An account named Bharat Mata ke Sewak shared the video on X, describing the mother as a "human shield" who put her children's safety ahead of her own.
The footage prompted widespread reactions online, with several users praising the mother's instinct and courage. One user described her actions as a mother's natural instinct to protect her children, while another called the footage "crazy to watch" and praised the woman for protecting her kids.
A mother became a human shield to protect her children as a train passed just inches above them in Bihar, India.
— Bharat Mata ke Sewak (@CountryGulshan) August 9, 2026
In a moment of unimaginable courage and a mother's instinct to protect her children, she put their lives before her own.
Miraculously, all of them survived. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4QTNZD3z1p
However, some users also questioned how the family ended up in such a dangerous position in the first place. One commenter argued that the incident should not simply be viewed as an act of bravery, pointing out that the family had been exposed to significant danger near an active railway track.
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"How did they get there in the first place?" another user asked.
It was not immediately clear from the available footage what caused the family to end up in the dangerous area beside the tracks.
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