Canadian Woman Who Fell Asleep On Train Tracks Dodges Serious Injuries

[marmar]

(HuffPost) A Canadian woman barely avoided death and serious injuries after lying down for a rest on train tracks in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on Thursday, The Canadian Press reported.

The woman came within inches of getting hit by the train, Prince Albert Deputy Fire Chief Alex Paul said. The situation could have been fatal if the train had not quickly hit its breaks, he said.

“The train coming along, at the last minute realized that it was a person on the tracks and they applied the emergency brake,” Paul said. “The locomotive came to a stop just a little bit over the top of the person, so there was no actual contact.”

The woman was brought to the hospital with only minor injuries, according to the official.

Paul reiterated that it isn’t safe to walk near train tracks. There were 39 trespasser fatalities in 2020, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, CTV News reported. ....................(more)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/woman-asleep-train-tracks-avoids-serious-injuries_n_62b7e7fce4b04a61736b72ff?

[3catwoman3]

1. Why would one choose to lie down...

…on train tracks? Can’t be very comfortable.

Something weird about this story.

[2naSalit]

4. Indeed.

I wonder if she was an indigenous woman. They are often abused and dumped. The only thing makes sense to me.

[luv2fly]

2. Train tracks

First place I always think of to take a nap.

[Stuart G]

3. Thanks for posting. Proves: "When you think you have seen it all, there is always more! K & R

"Lying down for a rest on railroad tracks"....where trains often come by...not old unused tracks..

..............Yes, you think you have seen ..." ALL" the stupid people, but there are more & more & more.

[VGNonly]

5. I know of two

people who are train engineers/crew. They've seen many close calls and some deadly. Suicide by train isn't common, but it does happen.

[viva la]

6. In a midwestern town, a little girl wandered on the tracks just behind her house--

The engineer saw her from just a few hundred yards and knew they couldn't stop in time. He climbed out on the "cowcatcher" at the front of the engine and kicked the little girl off the track and jumped after her.


Many engineers have been traumatized by deaths they couldn't prevent. This one ended very happily though.

https://www.rd.com/article/seconds-to-save-emily/