Commuters were left stunned when an adrenaline junkie backflipped in front of an oncoming train.
Raphaël Bourgeat-lami, 24, was filmed performing the move on the very edge of a Metro station platform in Paris as the train approached on Wednesday.
Mobile phone footage shows the thrill-seeker, wearing a loose red sweatshirt and trackpants, with his heels off the edge, as one woman asks why he is standing in such a precarious position.
As soon as the train approaches the platform, a confident Raphaël performs the stunning flip – leaving bystanders gasping.
Raphaël, from Nimes in the South of France, said: ‘It was a personal mental challenge. I tried the flip several times without the train. I did about 20 perfect ones first.
‘The commuters watching were surprised and impressed. They told me to be careful.’
Dangerous as it was, his stunt – which appears to have been performed at Porte de Clichy – did not result in any intervention from the police.
Raphaël, who shares his daredevil stunts with his 18,000 followers on Instagram page @raphoubl, said he never performs any stunts without being completely sure of safety.
The daredevil has been practising parkour and free-running for the last 10 years, since he was 14 – and is a member of the group Graviteam.
He added: ‘Before making a flip that is risky, I test it many times to be 100 per cent sure that I will succeed.
‘I do not think I am risking my life because I am focused on what I’m doing.
‘I have been training for ten years and I think I have enough mastery to do that.’
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