Purse Snatcher

A Massachusetts woman was trying to board a subway train at Boston’s South Station when the train’s doors closed on her, trapping her purse inside and leaving her on the platform, MyFoxBoston.com reported.

The situation grew worse when the train began to move. The 34-year-old woman was screaming for help as she was forced to run alongside the train because her bag was still wedged in the train’s doors.

Just before the train went into the tunnel, the woman let go of her purse and collided into a wall at the end of the platform.

The train attendant, whose job is to make sure the doors are cleared of people or objects before closing, was fired. The train’s operator has been placed on a 10-day suspension, MyFoxBoston.com reported.