A man in a motorized wheelchair was plucked from electrified subway tracks Tuesday after falling from the platform. The man, who has not been named, was pulled up from the rails of the Washington, D.C., metro system by two men who leaped down after him. The rescuers, who also have not been identified, sprang into action after seeing the man's wheelchair unexpected roll over the lip of the platform on Tuesday afternoon. Tumble: The man, who has not been named, fell onto tracks in Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon . Surveillance footage recorded at the U Street station, on the green and yellow lines of the metro system, recorded the swift rescue. It shows commuters in the city center station getting up from their seats then crowding round the scene of the accident . According to Fox5 News, the man only had minor face injuries. Saviors: Two men are seen on the tracks - which have an electrified third rail - helping the man to safety . It is unclear exactly what sent the electric wheelchair tumbling over the edge of the platform. There were reportedly no trains due for several minutes after the man fell. The incident comes just under a week after a man was rescued after falling onto subway tracks in Philadelphia. Elderly Alfred McNamee slipped and seriously injured himself in that incident, but was saved by 28-year-old Charles Collins and is now recovering in hospital.
Man using electric wheelchair rolled over platform edge Tuesday afternoon.
Commuters leaped up to help at U Street station in Washington, D.C.
Man escaped with only minor face injuries after two men helped him up.