Dangerous act lucky not to result in loss of life -
Remuera - Auckland City
Dangerous act lucky not
to result in a loss of life
Emergency services were called
to an incident at the Orakei Railway station this evening at
about 6.30pm.
A male in his 20's was seen jumping a fence
and running across the tracks in front of a moving
train.
The train clipped the young male as he ran in front
of the train and it was feared he had been killed or
seriously injured, however he was seen to run off after
being 'clipped'.
"Evidence of how close a call this was,
was that shoe scuff marks were located on the front of the
train.
This was a dangerous and foolish act and the young
man is very lucky not to have been killed" said Inspector
Tony Wakelin
A Police Dog unit and Police Helicopter
searched the immediate area to ensure he was not injured
nearby.
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