LONDON — A man has been rescued after collapsing on the London Underground and falling onto live train tracks.

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The 47-year-old who fell is pictured below wearing a yellow hard hat and fluorescent jacket. He fell onto the tracks after becoming ill and stumbling, according to a statement released by British Transport Police.

The incident took place around 5 p.m. London time on Tuesday at the busy Tottenham Court Road tube station.

The CCTV images below show what happened when a fellow commuter came to his rescue.

The man can be seen in the yellow jacket, standing close to the platform's edge. Image: british transport police

Fellow commuters look on in shock as the man collapses onto the tracks. Image: british transport police

The man in the blue t-shirt leans forward and reaches out to the fallen man. Image: british transport police

As other commuters gather round, he helps pull the fallen man back to safety. Image: british transport police

British Transport Police confirmed that the man will make a full recovery and praised the stranger who came to his rescue.

"Whilst the approaching train was immediately put on a red signal, the quick thinking of him and other passengers on the platform avoided what could have been a tragedy," Superintendent Chris Horton said in a statement.

“On behalf of everyone at British Transport Police, I’d like to commend this man for his brave actions; his quick thinking most likely saved the man’s life.”