Man survives after clinging on to German train travelling at 282 km/h | dpa international (www.dpa-international.com)
from schizoidman@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2025 06:06
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gidostro@lemmy.cafe on 18 Jan 2025 07:08 next collapse

“No Ticket.”

Moonrise2473@feddit.it on 18 Jan 2025 08:44 collapse

when you value your life less than 130 euro

<img alt="screenshot of the price of that train" src="https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/c94e2e9e-c42e-4512-8de3-4115d2886466.jpeg">

b3an@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2025 09:51 next collapse

He did it for his luggage… and hadn’t bought a ticket anyway.

When questioned by police, the man said he jumped on the outside of the train because his luggage was still inside.

insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2025 10:35 next collapse

I wanna know what was in that luggage! No ticket = no paper trail… Risking your life for it… The makings of a great movie there.

Moonrise2473@feddit.it on 18 Jan 2025 10:42 collapse

ok, so he valued his life at less than the contents of his luggage

credo@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2025 15:32 collapse

Maybe he had some bitcoin in there?

crystalmerchant@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2025 16:02 collapse

Somebody didn’t read the article

A man travelling on a high-speed train in Germany clung on to the outside of the carriages after failing to get back on after a smoke break, miraculously surviving speeds of up to 282 km/h, police said on Friday.

The man, a 40-year-old Hungarian national, boarded the train bound for the northern coastal city of Lübeck in Munich on Thursday without a ticket.

Yet, that was not the reason for the risky stunt, according to police. When the train stopped at the Ingolstadt station, some 70 kilometres north of Munich, the passenger stepped outside to smoke.

When he realized the doors had closed and the train had begun moving again, he jumped on the fixture between two carriages and held on to cable harnesses while the train accelerated to speeds of up to 282 km/h, police said.