Wendy says, "Added to the Archive."

Two apparently intoxicated young men dared each other to test their courage against an intercity train, at a Rotterdam (Netherlands) train station. They stepped of the platform - that was filled with more than 300 soccer fans returning from a match - onto the tracks. One laid down between the tracks, to prove the entire train would go over him leaving him a superdaredevil with a story to tell. His friend was not so sure, so kneeled down next to the track and kept his head as close as possible to where he thought the train's profile would be.

Turns out that the 130 km/h train that came down the track some seconds later was both lower and wider than they both thought. They were killed instantly. The 300+ onlookers on the platform and some on the train needed counselling, and train traffic was interrupted for several hours while authorities cleaned up the mess.

Submitted on 03/03/2014

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: March 2nd, 2014; http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1038/Rotterdam/article/detail/3606409/2014/03/03/Reizigers-z

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Okay, this is above and beyond stupidity for me. Carelessness and not paying attention are one thing, but using a train as a test of courage without any thought of that their eyeballing measurements might be wrong. Thanks!

James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
OK, now we have the details we needed! A couple of knuckleheads, and 300+ traumatized onlookers...Thanks!

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