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BBC News
11-08-2025
- BBC News
Man jumps on to moving high-speed train
A man in Austria has jumped on to a high-speed train after apparently being left behind at a station to local media reports, the man, an Algerian aged 24, is reported to have decided to take advantage of a scheduled stop a St Poelten, 64km (60 miles) west of the capital Vienna, for a cigarette was too late by the time he realised the train had started pulling out of the station, but he took the decision to climb on to the space between two carriages, anyway. He started banging on the windows to alert fellow passengers before an emergency stop was performed to allow him on board. He had a heated argument with the train conductor, Austrian tabloid Heute service from Zurich, Switzerland, to Vienna arrived with a seven minute delay, a spokesman for Australian rail (OBB) told AFP news agency."It is irresponsible, this kind of thing usually ends up with someone dying," he man has been arrested.A similar incident occurred in January in Germany when a passenger - this time a fare-dodger - clang to the outside of a German high-speed man, a Hungarian national, told police he had left his luggage on the train during his cigarette break and did not want to be parted from it.
Daily Mirror
11-08-2025
- Daily Mirror
Man clings onto high-speed train for dear life as he's caught out while smoking
A man was lucky to survive after he clung to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria - it had set off after he hopped off the train at a station to have a cigarette A man who clung to the outside of a high-speed train miraculously survived after it left the station while he was having a cigarette. The incident occurred on Saturday on a state-of-the-art Railjet train — which are capable of speeds of 230km/h. It is unknown how fast the vehicle was moving when the man was hanging on for dear life. The man grabbed onto the outside of the train at Sankt Poelten, west of Vienna, Austria during an opportunistic smoke break. According to Austrian tabloid Heute, the man had taken advantage of being at a station to smoke a cigarette on the platform before the train took off. He than grabbed onto the outside. It comes after a man dies and 9 more rushed to hospital after eating sandwich amid urgent recall. An Austrian Railways spokesperson said the man was later brought onboard after the train conducted an emergency stop. The frightened traveller, positioned between two carriages, had banged on the windows to attract attention which resulted in the conductor activating the emergency brake before the train's crew took the man aboard. Austrian Railways spokesman Herbert Hofer said: 'It is irresponsible, this kind of thing usually ends up with someone dying. 'And you're not just putting yourself in danger, if you end up under the train there's rescuers, there's police, fire service that come.' The train was traveling from Zurich in Switzerland to the Austrian capital. It left Sankt Poelten on time but arrived in Vienna with a seven-minute delay, Mr Hofer added. Quoting a passenger onboard, Austrian tabloid Heute reported the man jumped into the space between two carriages after the train set off from Sankt Poelten. According to the commuter, the authorities were far from impressed with the man after they rescued him from the outside of the train. 'The conductor really had a very big go at him,' the passenger told Heute. According to Heute, police led a 24-year-old man away after the train arrived in Vienna's Meidling station. Unfortunately, the incident is not an isolated one. In January, a 40-year-old Hungarian man survived after clinging to a German high-speed train for 20 miles. He had also been surprised by its departure while trying to finish a cigarette and found himself in a precarious situation. The passenger had boarded the ICE train in Munich without a valid ticket and was hoping to have a smoke break in the station at Ingolstadt. But, after he took too long, the doors closed and the man proceeded to cling onto cables between two carriages as the train reached speeds of up to 175mph. The man later told police, after the train was halted, that he had left his luggage on the train and had not wanted to lose it. The wayward passenger was fortune to not sustain injuries from the incident and was later handed over to federal police.
Saudi Gazette
11-08-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Man survives after clinging to Austrian high-speed train after cigarette break
VIENNA — A 24-year-old man in Austria barely escaped death after clinging to the exterior of a high-speed train when it departed while he was taking a cigarette break, according to the state railway ÖBB. The incident occurred late on Saturday at St Pölten, west of Vienna, when the Railjet service bound for the Austrian capital from Zurich began to move off. The man reportedly leapt into the gap between two carriages as the train departed. Passengers said the man drew attention to himself by banging on the train's windows, prompting the conductor to press on the emergency brake. Crew members then brought him inside. The train, which can reach speeds of up to 230km/h, arrived in Vienna seven minutes behind schedule. According to Austrian newspaper Heute, a passenger said that the 'conductor really had a very big go at him.'The individual was taken into police custody upon arrival at Vienna's Meidling station. He remains under Austrian railway company condemned the act as extremely dangerous, warning that such behaviour often results in fatalities and endangers emergency responders as well as the individual episode is reminiscent of a case earlier this year in Germany, where a Hungarian man survived holding onto a high-speed train for more than 30 kilometres after it departed before he had finished smoking. — Euronews
Euronews
11-08-2025
- Euronews
Man survives after clinging to Austrian train after cigarette break
A 24-year-old man in Austria barely escaped death after clinging to the exterior of a high-speed train when it departed while he was taking a cigarette break, according to the state railway ÖBB. The incident occurred late on Saturday at St Pölten, west of Vienna, when the Railjet service bound for the Austrian capital from Zurich began to move off. The man reportedly leapt into the gap between two carriages as the train departed. Passengers said the man drew attention to himself by banging on the train's windows, prompting the conductor to press on the emergency brake. Crew members then brought him inside. The train, which can reach speeds of up to 230km/h, arrived in Vienna seven minutes behind schedule. According to Austrian newspaper Heute, a passenger said that the 'conductor really had a very big go at him.' The individual was taken into police custody upon arrival at Vienna's Meidling station. He remains under investigation. The Austrian railway company condemned the act as extremely dangerous, warning that such behaviour often results in fatalities and endangers emergency responders as well as the individual involved. The episode is reminiscent of a case earlier this year in Germany, where a Hungarian man survived holding onto a high-speed train for more than 30 kilometres after it departed before he had finished smoking.
Sinar Daily
11-08-2025
- Sinar Daily
Man clings to high-speed train in Austria after it leaves without him
The Algerian national stepped off at St Pölten, about 60 kilometres west of the Austrian capital, to smoke a cigarette, leaving his luggage on board. 11 Aug 2025 11:59am A man survived clinging on to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria. - (Photo by Alex Halada/AFP/Getty Images) VIENNA - A man chased after a high-speed train and wedged himself between two carriages after it departed while he was on a cigarette break, according to a report from Austrian media on Sunday cited by the German news agency dpa on Sunday. According to the Austrian tabloid Heute, the 24-year-old man had boarded the Railjet in Innsbruck and was travelling to Vienna. The Algerian national stepped off at St Pölten, about 60 kilometres west of the Austrian capital, to smoke a cigarette, leaving his luggage on board. When the train set off without him at 10.03pm (2003 GMT) on Saturday as scheduled, the 24-year-old ran alongside it and climbed between two carriages, holding on as the train picked up speed. According to Heute, the train reached speeds of 100 kilometres per hour, when the man knocked on the windows from the outside and prompted the conductor to make an emergency stop a few kilometres from where he got on. The man was then brought safely inside the carriage. The tabloid cited authorities as saying the man's actions were reckless and dangerous. Police intercepted the man in Vienna-Meidling. According to Heute, he did not have valid residency documents and was taken into custody. Despite the incident, the train arrived in Vienna just seven minutes late. The railway operator is investigating the case, and the man faces possible legal action. - BERNAMA More Like This
