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This is the terrifying moment a little girl's life was saved by a quick thinking stranger after she plunged into the gap between the train and the platform as her mother's back was turned.

The shocking footage shows a mother, her hands full of shopping bags, stride towards the exit of the station in east Melbourne.

Her little girl tries to follow her but her foot slips, and unable to gain her balance, she falls into the gap and out of sight.

Her mother is only alerted to the disaster when a stranger about to board the train sees the child fall and alerts the mother.

He then jumps onto the train and hits the emergency alarm before the train can move off, crushing the girl.

Meanwhile, the now frantic mother, reaches down and manages to pull her child to safety.

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Thankfully the girl is unhurt.

The video, shared by Iya Laje on Facebook, has nearly 2million views.