Footage emerges of man nearly hit by train at Boronia station DRAMATIC footage has emerged of the moment an elderly man was nearly hit by a train after falling onto the tracks at a Melbourne station. The video shows the 88-year-old man stumbling towards the edge of the platform at Boronia train station before falling onto the tracks and into the path of an oncoming train. The train driver slammed on the emergency brakes, stopping just short of the man's head. The Herald Sun reported the near-miss at the station soon after it happened at 11.30am on November 5. Police believe the Ferntree Gully man may have fainted before he fell off the platform. At the time, Senior Sergeant Wayne Fielding said the man was lucky to be alive. "Half a second later and the coroner may have been involved," he said. He praised the quick-thinking actions of the train driver who has reportedly had to undergo counselling. The man suffered minor leg injuries and remains in a stable condition in The Alfred Hospital.