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Man Dragged by Train in Toronto

Josh Pringle Monday, July 13, 2009

Toronto Police say a man called 911 as he was being dragged by a freight train through Toronto's west-end.

The 28-year-old man suffered severe injuries to his lower leg after being dragged six kilometres on Sunday.

Police say it appears the victim and two friends were trespassing in a train yard and had climbed onboard one of the cars of a stationary train.

When the train started moving, the two friends were able to jump off.

Police say the victim slipped, and his leg fell through some sort of a platform and he couldn't get free.

The man called 911 from the train using his own cellphone, and police were able to call to have the train stopped.

Submitted on 07/13/2009

Submitted by: Pat Foley
Reference: July 13, 2009, CFRA Ottawa http://cfra.com/?cat=3&nid=66494

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
While the vast majority of train related stories we receive involve people getting hit by oncoming trains, I think this is the first case of somebody getting injured by trespassing and ending up getting caught by a train. Thanks, Pat!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I agree with Bruce.

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