Visually impaired saved from certain death

A visually impaired South Korean man who jumped onto railway tracks in an apparent suicide attempt was rescued just seconds before a train passed, subway officials said on Tuesday.The 47-year-old man, identified only by family name Seo, threw himself onto the tracks Monday morning in Daegu, 302km south-east of Seoul, but two subway officials rescued him."Seo attempted a suicide out of despair how to live," Seo Jae-un, an official of public relations bureau at Daegu Metropolitan Subway Corporation said.Seo, the visually impaired man, was released from a police station after investigation and was safe, according to subway officials.

Police officials were not immediately available for comment.In recent weeks, dozens of visually impaired South Koreans have protested almost daily under a bridge in Seoul against a court decision in May legalising all massage parlours. Visually impaired masseurs fear the competition will drive them out of business.In June, one masseur committed suicide by jumping from a building in an apparent protest, and authorities fished other protesters out of a river after they dove in during a demonstration in Seoul.More than 6 800 visually impaired masseurs are now registered across the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.