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Mom, child rescued after falling onto Boston subway tracks

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    Bystanders jumped to action

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A dramatic rescue was caught on camera after a mother and child fell on to a subway track in Boston.

-- out there's by the Los Angeles with the latest on the story we've seen this clip back -- tell -- -- the background what happened here.

-- the mother fully admit Martha that she wasn't very familiar with the Boston transit system she and her four year old son just come from a duck boat tour they're heading from Cambridge back to Boston so she got inside.

The Cambridge subway station.

And and then there was no hesitation all you can see the yellow line that right they walked right through the turnstiles they walked right past the O line -- they are up and do over.

She actually kind of fell on top her -- there was a guy behind her.

Quickly threw -- his backpack he jumped down the first thing he did was grabbed the boy and pull on back up there another woman jump down to help the mom to pull her back up there you -- also see a number of other people were actually pulling their backpacks and -- off so they too could help and they got them up rather quickly the question is what would you do in that scenario a lot of people said they wouldn't hesitate.

They jump endless.

-- you're not going to.

Let that happen or not we're actually in my opinion for for majority of the people he can't sit there -- -- -- from our I.

Think I just react -- that he -- -- -- down at all.

While the transit authority says yes it was quick action they praised the people who help them up and they also say in this case the best thing to do because those tracks are electrified.

Is to get in transit employee to try and turn off the -- -- -- If you see somebody followed by fall down there don't go get a transit employer -- please come down and help me before.

The other trains come the other way which is exactly what they'd -- -- in this case so.

I think it was exactly the right call I do you really quick -- As I keep yourself -- -- let let's just back off and and call somebody here but down.

Thank goodness they helped her out and play yes you have right over that -- she hadn't seen -- -- she thought there was a lot more floor there then there was traced thank you.

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