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Man Jumps on to Moving High-Speed Train
AUSTRIA, AUG 11 – A man survived after holding onto a moving high-speed train in Austria following a cigarette break, demonstrating extreme risk-taking behavior on public transport.
- A 24-year-old man escaped serious harm after holding onto the outside of a Zurich-to-Vienna Railjet as it left Sankt Pölten late on Saturday.
- The man stepped off the train to smoke on the platform, then grabbed onto the train as it began to move, prompting an emergency stop.
- He tapped on the train windows to draw attention, leading the conductor to engage the emergency brake and the crew to bring him onboard.
- Railways spokesman Herbert Hofer described the act as reckless and cautioned that such behavior often leads to fatal consequences, highlighting the risks posed to both the individual and emergency personnel.
- The man was taken into police custody at Vienna's Meidling station, and the incident caused a seven-minute delay but no fatalities.
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He had gotten off the train to have a cigarette, didn't have time to board and decided to hang on to the train.
A high-speed train in Austria had to make an emergency stop over the weekend when a man clung to the outside.
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Stuck between two cars, the 24-year-old typed the windows to attract attention.
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