Horrifying moment woman is inches away from being crushed by tram after she is PUSHED onto tracks

THIS is the horrifying moment a woman narrowly misses being crushed by a tram after she is pushed onto the tracks. CCTV footage shows a young French man suddenly pushing a female passenger off the platform and onto the tracks just as a train approaches. The suspect pushed a woman onto the tracks of an incoming tram The woman was thrown into the air and landed on her head Cops arrested the suspect, 23, for attempted manslaughter following the incident at the Rogier underground station in Brussels on January 14. The city’s public prosecutor’s office said the woman narrowly avoided being run over after the train driver noticed what had happened and slammed on the emergency brakes. A video of the incident shows the suspect loitering around before sneaking up behind a woman near the edge of the platform and shoving her onto the tracks. The 55-year-old woman, who hasn’t been identified, is thrown into the air before landing on her head. The oncoming train screeches to a halt and fellow commuters then rush onto the tracks to help her. An Van hamme, spokesperson for the Brussels transport company STIB, said: “The metro driver was able to brake just in time and thereby avoid a collision.” Most read in The Sun THE MOPE SHOW Harry 'miserable' as new life in US 'far from what he hoped for' says expert THRONE MOAN Harry behaving like a hypocrite is wearisomely inevitable, says Piers Morgan 'A TRUE GREAT' Dancing on Ice's Sean Rice dies aged 49 leaving co-stars 'heartbroken' PRINCE CHARMING Harry slammed as ‘beyond appalling’ for ‘hurting’ Queen amid security row BRONCO TRAGEDY Tributes to ‘beautiful’ bride-to-be who died while riding bucking bronco CONE-LY ME! The Masked Singer's Traffic Cone 'revealed' as comic sends 'accidental' tweet The woman was not reported to have suffered any serious injuries and was taken to hospital in shock. Van hamme said: “Our metro driver was also in shock and also had to go to hospital.” Local media reports said the suspect was beaten by an outraged passenger and fell on the tracks. Sarah Durant of the Brussels public prosecutor’s office said: “The perpetrator crossed the tracks and then fled through one of the exits of the metro station. “Thanks to the police’s dissemination of the suspect’s images, he was intercepted a few minutes later while he was at De Brouckere metro station.” A judge has ordered the suspect to be given psychiatrist evaluation. Brussels’ cops have launched an investigation into the incident. Zuma PressThe train driver was able to pull the emergency brakes and avoid hitting the innocent commuter[/caption] Zuma PressThe incident took place at the Rogier underground station on the Brussels Metro[/caption]