Tragedy on the tracks: pregnant woman killed after fainting in front of a speeding train

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A pregnant woman was killed after suffering a suspected blackout and tumbling onto the train tracks.

Rosarin Plianlar, who was six-months pregnant, had been waiting at the Ban Thap Chang station in Bangkok, Thailand, before falling forward and plunging onto the rails below at 6:52 a.m. local time on June 19.

Commuters desperately tried to warn the oncoming train driver to stop, but it ran straight over the 31-year-old, killing her instantly.

Suthep Boonpeng, deputy managing director of the State Railway of Thailand, said the train, which requires 120 meters for an emergency stop, was 50 meters away when she fell.

Her husband said she had recently been suffering dizziness and a number of blackouts thought to have been caused by her pregnancy.

Police are still investigating how she came to fall onto the tracks. Surveillance footage shows Rossarin taking at least three steps toward the tracks before falling to land face down in the path of the oncoming train. She laid motionless while other commuters waiting on the platform attempted to signal the train, which hit her 13 seconds later.

At an afternoon news conference, Suthep said the company would install glass walls and sliding doors on the platforms of all stations without them.