Passenger Trains > Baby survives after being run over by train

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8311289.stm

Mom is lucky that she did not get hit by the train.

The official said "she did nothing wrong." If that's true, then how did her baby end up under a train?

HOLD ONTO THE STROLLER AS THE TRAIN ENTERS THE STATION.

Coach Wrote:
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> The official said "she did nothing wrong." If
> that's true, then how did her baby end up under a
> train?
>
> HOLD ONTO THE STROLLER AS THE TRAIN ENTERS THE
> STATION.

If only people never made mistakes....what a wonderful world it would be.

Dave

Coach Wrote:
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> The official said "she did nothing wrong." If
> that's true, then how did her baby end up under a
> train?
>
> HOLD ONTO THE STROLLER AS THE TRAIN ENTERS THE
> STATION.


You must not be a parent and the official is correct. I watched the CNN video and report and they said it was high winds that blew the stroller with baby off the platform. A miracle the baby is alive and the mother did not get hit trying to catch the stroller. I could only imagine what the engineer thought of this happening right in front of him. I've stuck and killed one person and a countless number of animals as an engineer over a 20 year period but an infant would be my worst nightmare. Thankful mom and baby are in good physical shape.

It looks like the mother tried her best to grab the "pram" but slipped on the pavement. I can't imagine the mothers' thoughts when the train ran over her baby. Thank God the child (and mother ) are OK.-BMT

UPNW2-1083 Wrote:
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> It looks like the mother tried her best to grab
> the "pram" but slipped on the pavement. I can't
> imagine the mothers' thoughts when the train ran
> over her baby. Thank God the child (and mother )
> are OK.-BMT

That's one incredible video! Let's not forget about the engineer's thoughts when he/she saw that stroller roll off the platform right in front of the train. I had more fatalities than I care to remember during my career, but thankfully, I never hit a child.

Most carriages have a foot operated brake - not set. A lot of parent would hold on to the carriage as the train approached, didn't do it. A lot of parents would ( used to ) pay attention to these things. Maybe this one just got a second chance to be attentive. And everyone is correct, who thinks of the engineer and how his mental state was and is after that.