Man hit by train walks away. 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Who says smoking doesn't kill? A man's craving for nicotine nearly led to his demise. Having dropped his lighter over the platform edge, he bends over the track to pick it up. At precisely the same time the 14.07 London - Oxford train passes by the same spot. At over 95 mph the train takes a while to stop and a full scale search for the idiot's body takes place. No trace of the body can be found and police and emergency services are stumped.
The reason his bleeding corpse cannot be found? By some quirk of fate the train only made a glancing blow on this idiot and safely passes over the rest of him. When the train stopped nearly a mile away, our friend decides not to take the rap for his actions, climbs back onto the platform and legs it as fast as he can.
Feeling dazed after this moment of insanity he goes to the nearest hospital. During the limited treatment he requires he freely admits that he has been hit by a train and the hospital advises the police. Armed with this information they check CCTV footage from the station and confirm our friend's story.
This homourable mention is now facing charges of trespassing on the railways and leaving the scene of a rail accident. Watch this space! We definately have the makings of future Darwin Award winner here! Submitted on 07/18/2002
Submitted by:
Noel Harris
Reference:
Various sources.
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