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Mar 1, 2007 6:36:40 GMT -5
Post by alexweihmann on Mar 1, 2007 6:36:40 GMT -5
Saw this on the trains forum
Manchester Evening News - Manchester, England / 28/ 2/2007
'Train surfer' electrocuted RAIL services across Greater Manchester were crippled after a suspected ‘train surfer’ touched 25,000-volt overhead cables and burst into flames in front of horrified onlookers in Manchester city centre.
It is believed the victim – a man in his early 20s – climbed on to the rear of the train when it stopped at a red signal in the city centre shortly before 9pm.
He is said to have ridden on top of a freight container as it headed to Oxford Road station. But when he attempted to climb off the train onto a bridge close to the station he touched high-voltage cables and was electrocuted.
Eye witnesses reportedly saw him burst into flames.
Fire crews doused the blaze while police cordoned off the scene to carry out an investigation into the tragedy. Rail insiders said one major line of inquiry would be that the man was attempting to joyride on the train as part of a highly dangerous craze known as ‘train surfing’.
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Mar 1, 2007 10:47:01 GMT -5
Post by rrredneck on Mar 1, 2007 10:47:01 GMT -5
Dumb as hell stupid ass people these days! What is this world coming to?
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Nov 1, 2008 1:15:31 GMT -5
Post by wowposter1 on Nov 1, 2008 1:15:31 GMT -5
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