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BBC News
5 hours ago
- 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.
South China Morning Post
12 hours ago
- South China Morning Post
Smoke break leads to dramatic ride for man clinging to high-speed train in Austria
A man has survived clinging to the outside of an Austrian high-speed train, Austria's state railway said on Sunday, reportedly after it left while he was having a cigarette break. The man late on Saturday grabbed onto the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, railways spokesman Herbert Hofer said, and was later taken on board after the train performed an emergency stop. 'It is irresponsible, this kind of thing usually ends up with someone dying,' he said. '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,' he added. The railjet train was on its way from Zurich in Switzerland to the Austrian capital and left Sankt Poelten on time but arrived in Vienna with a seven-minute delay, Hofer said. Citing a passenger on board, Austrian tabloid Heute said the man jumped into the space between two carriages after the train began to set off from a planned stop in Sankt Poelten. The man had taken advantage of being at a station to smoke a cigarette on the platform, Heute said.
Malay Mail
14 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Man takes a cigarette break, then hangs on for dear life as Austrian train speeds off
VIENNA, Aug 11 — A man has survived clinging to the outside of an Austrian high-speed train, Austria's state railway said Sunday, reportedly after it left whilst he was having a cigarette break. The man late Saturday grabbed onto the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, railways spokesman Herbert Hofer told AFP, and was later taken onboard after the train performed an emergency stop. 'It is irresponsible, this kind of thing usually ends up with someone dying,' he said. '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,' he added. The railjet train was on its way from Zurich in Switzerland to the Austrian capital and left Sankt Poelten on time but arrived in Vienna with a seven minute delay, Hofer said. Citing a passenger onboard, Austrian tabloid Heute said the man jumped into the space between two carriages after the train began to set off from a planned stop in Sankt Poelten. The man had taken advantage of being at a station to smoke a cigarette on the platform, Heute said. The man soon began to bang on windows to attract attention, Heute said, resulting in the train's conductor activating the emergency brake before train crew took the man aboard. 'The conductor really had a very big go at him,' the passenger told Heute. The man is a 24-year-old Algerian and was led away by police after the train arrived in Vienna's Meidling station, Heute reported. Hofer said he could not comment on the man's background ahead of further investigations. In January, a 40-year-old Hungarian man survived clinging to a German high-speed train for 20 miles, likewise after it set off before he had finished his cigarette. — AFP
The Guardian
15 hours ago
- The Guardian
Man survives after clinging to high-speed Austrian train after getting off to have a cigarette
A man has survived clinging to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria, the state railway said, after it reportedly left while he was having a cigarette break. The man grabbed on to the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, late on Saturday, said Austrian railways spokesperson Herbert Hofer, and was later taken onboard after the train performed an emergency stop. 'It is irresponsible, this kind of thing usually ends up with someone dying,' Hofer said. '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 railjet train was on its way from Zurich in Switzerland to the Austrian capital and left Sankt Poelten on time but arrived in Vienna with a seven-minute delay, Hofer said. Railjet trains have a maximum speed of 230kph, but it is not known what speed the train was moving at while the man was clinging on. Citing a passenger onboard, Austrian tabloid Heute said the man jumped into the space between two carriages after the train began to set off from a planned stop in Sankt Poelten. The man had taken advantage of being at a station to smoke a cigarette on the platform, Heute said. The man soon began to bang on windows to attract attention, he said, resulting in the train's conductor activating the emergency brake before train crew took the man aboard. 'The conductor really had a very big go at him,' the passenger told Heute. The man, a 24-year-old Algerian, was led away by police after the train arrived in Vienna's Meidling station, Heute said. He could not comment on the man's background ahead of further investigations, he said. In January, a 40-year-old Hungarian man survived clinging to a German high-speed train for 32km, likewise after it set off before he had finished a cigarette.
The Guardian
17 hours ago
- The Guardian
Man survives after clinging to high-speed Austrian train after getting off to have a cigarette
A man has survived clinging to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria, the state railway said, after it reportedly left while he was having a cigarette break. The man grabbed on to the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, late on Saturday, said Austrian railways spokesperson Herbert Hofer, and was later taken onboard after the train performed an emergency stop. 'It is irresponsible, this kind of thing usually ends up with someone dying,' he told AFP. '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 railjet train was on its way from Zurich in Switzerland to the Austrian capital and left Sankt Poelten on time but arrived in Vienna with a seven-minute delay, Hofer said. Railjet trains have a maximum speed of 230kph, but it is not known what speed the train was moving at while the man was clinging on. Citing a passenger onboard, Austrian tabloid Heute said the man jumped into the space between two carriages after the train began to set off from a planned stop in Sankt Poelten. The man had taken advantage of being at a station to smoke a cigarette on the platform, Heute said. The man soon began to bang on windows to attract attention, he said, resulting in the train's conductor activating the emergency brake before train crew took the man aboard. 'The conductor really had a very big go at him,' the passenger told Heute. The man, a 24-year-old Algerian, was led away by police after the train arrived in Vienna's Meidling station, Heute said. He could not comment on the man's background ahead of further investigations, he said. In January, a 40-year-old Hungarian man survived clinging to a German high-speed train for 32km, likewise after it set off before he had finished a cigarette.
