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Brave grandma dies saving boy from speeding train

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-12-04 08:45

A grandmother was run down by a train a split second after she threw her two month-old grandson from its path in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, last Tuesday.

Local woman Zhang Mei was taking her grandson shopping when the tragedy took place at a railway crossing about 3 pm.

She managed to toss the baby to an adjacent grassplot but could not scramble out of the way in time.

The baby suffered bone fractures, but Zhang's injuries were fatal.

(Xiaoxiang Morning Post)