Police rescued a man who tried to commit suicide by laying on the tracks of a subway in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Tuesday at 12 pm, according to the China News Service.

Police confirmed that the man lied down on the tracks at Qiaosi subway station, and that subway traffic was suspended until 12:40 pm.

Zhu Chunlei, deputy general manager of the Hangzhou Metro, was quoted as saying that the company is still investigating the situation.