AICHI, Mar 19 (News On Japan) –
A pregnant girl who fell onto the tracks at an unmanned station in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, was rescued by 5 native highschool college students, later reuniting with them after safely giving delivery to her little one.
Kimura Kei, 35, who lives in Nishio, gave delivery to her long-awaited first son one month in the past, however behind the delivery of the kid lay an sudden and life-threatening incident.
The incident occurred at Sakuramachimae Station on the Meitetsu Nishio Line in Nishio, an unmanned station with out on-site employees, the place Kimura, who was seven months pregnant on the time, was utilizing the station at round 1:30 p.m. in November 2025.
After passing by the ticket gate and strolling towards the platform, she all of a sudden felt dizzy. “On my way to the platform, I suddenly lost consciousness, and my legs just kept moving forward on their own, and I fell onto the tracks,” Kimura stated.
She misplaced consciousness and fell about one meter from the platform onto the tracks, regaining consciousness solely after she was already mendacity there, with a prepare scheduled to reach in about 5 minutes and no employees current on the unmanned station.
At that second, assist arrived. “A high school student came down onto the tracks, and five of them called out to me asking if I was okay, and their voices woke me up,” Kimura stated.
Determined to precise her gratitude, Kimura later looked for the excessive faculties whose college students usually used the station, contacting three close by faculties by electronic mail and telephone to ask if any college students had helped a pregnant girl who fell onto the tracks.
Her message was shared throughout complete lessons, prompting a number of college students to step ahead. “They distributed the message to the whole class, and everyone said, ‘It was me,’ and I received a reply from a teacher saying, ‘Yes, they are our students,'” Kimura stated.
The 5 college students who rescued her have been Shibata Airi and Hiramatsu Nahana, each second-year college students at Nishio High School, together with Muramatsu Taisei, Kanematsu Fumiya, and Aikawa Yui, who had simply graduated in March. They had simply completed their closing exams and have been on their technique to cram college or residence.
“We were talking about studying for exams, and when I turned around, I saw her fall,” Aikawa stated. Despite the suddenness of the state of affairs, they acted instinctively. “I just felt that I had to help immediately,” Aikawa added.
Aikawa climbed down onto the tracks to assist Kimura from under, whereas the opposite 4 college students pulled her up from the platform. Familiar with the prepare schedule from usually utilizing the Meitetsu Nishio Line, they confirmed that no prepare was approaching from both course earlier than finishing up the rescue.
Kimura later mirrored that if the scholars had not been there, she may not have regained consciousness in time and will have been struck by an oncoming prepare, a thought that also frightens her.
After the incident, Kimura was taken to hospital, the place she was identified with a danger of untimely delivery and admitted for emergency care.
On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, she safely gave delivery to a wholesome child boy weighing 2,970 grams. “It feels like a miracle. At first, I didn’t know what would happen, but I’m truly glad he was born safely,” she stated.
On March 18th, Kimura visited Nishio High School together with her child to reunite with the scholars who had saved her.
“Congratulations,” the scholars stated as they gathered round. “Go ahead and hold him—he’s a bit heavy,” Kimura informed them, as they gently cradled the infant, their expressions tender with emotion.
“It’s scary… but so cute. It feels like my own child,” Aikawa stated. “When we helped, I thought it was just one person, but now I realize we saved two lives,” Kanematsu added.
“Seeing that he was born makes me really happy. He’s so cute,” Hiramatsu stated.
Kimura expressed hope of assembly the scholars once more sooner or later after her little one grows older and learns about what occurred. “I want him to become someone who, like those students, can reach out without hesitation to help people in need right in front of them,” she stated.
The coordinated efforts of the 5 college students helped defend a valuable life, highlighting the significance of fast pondering in emergencies.
According to Meitetsu, even at unmanned stations with out emergency alert techniques, intercoms are put in on pillars and close to merchandising machines, permitting passengers to contact employees and request trains to be stopped earlier than coming into the platform in case of an emergency.
Source: Nagoya TV News