An all too common occurrence in Japan, and I’m sure elsewhere around the globe of commuters e-mailing friends, family, co-workers and boss’s as well while in the mad rush commuting from one subway station to another. The following is an incident which occurred in Osaka, Japan and fortunately the woman was very lucky!

Woman falls onto subway tracks after bumping into passenger while sending email — A woman fell onto the tracks at a subway station here after she bumped into another commuter while using her mobile phone, but the driver of an incoming train managed to stop some 20 meters before her, police said. The 25-year-old woman from Kawanishi was at Honmachi Station on the Midosuji subway line in Osaka’s Chuo-ku, when the accident took place at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday. She fell off the platform after bumping into a man. A station worker immediately jumped down to the tracks and rescued her. A train was approaching, but it managed to stop about 20 meters in front of the commuter. The woman reportedly suffered minor injuries in the fall. Four trains were delayed over the incident, inconveniencing about 4,500 passengers, Osaka Municipal Government officials said. (Mainichi) Click here for the original Japanese story

(via mainichi-msn.co.jp