In shock

TarJak · 06-24-11, 07:03 AM

I've just watched a bloke jump in front of a train. I was waiting for a train at Central and just as a train entered the platform he ran and jumped into its path, hit the front and slid down betwthe tracks. Police and station staff are all over the place and trying to find out if he's alive. Bugger.that was unpleasant.

Pisces · 06-24-11, 07:28 AM

That's a nasty sight. I hope you'll be able to let it go soon. And sorry for the guy to have made the choice. Sad.

AVGWarhawk · 06-24-11, 07:53 AM

Now that is a sight no one wants to see. The fella must have really wanted to end it.

Reece · 06-24-11, 08:15 AM

Sorry you had to go through that Grant, just the thought of seeing something like that makes me wanna puke!

How are you handling it?

Betonov · 06-24-11, 08:29 AM

I know how you feel. I rode the train for 3 years when I still studied in Ljubljana and I had to go trough 2 suicides and one accident involving a byciclist. My advice, forget about it and leave the area, the less you see (body, blood and the idiots that always stand out in scenes like this) the better.

Herr-Berbunch · 06-24-11, 08:32 AM

Hope you're doing ok

TarJak · 06-24-11, 08:54 AM

I'm doing OK now. Caught a train on another line and my wife came to pick me up for a station about half an hour from home. Nerves are still a bit raw but will now have a siff drink before heading to bed.

I talked it through in a bit of detail with my wife, I actually think that's helped to process what I saw. Still hard to believe and comprehend why he did it.

Morts · 06-24-11, 09:28 AM

I had something similar happen to me, i was going to my dads place, but i was running 30 minutes late, and when i got to the trainstation, i found out someone had killed themself by jumping infront of a train. Had i not been late, i would have been there when it happened.

HunterICX · 06-24-11, 10:10 AM

Ouch...yeah that's a sight I wish no one would ever have to see.
take care TJ

HunterICX

06-24-11, 10:50 AM

Glad you were able to talk it out. As a teen I saw a young woman who had been perhaps three or four people away from me throw herself in front of a subway train while I was on my way to school. There were no trauma counsellers around in 1970 so those images stayed with me a very long time and colour my perception of suicide to this day.

Good Luck!

BossMark · 06-24-11, 01:20 PM

Hmm very very nasty not a pleasant site, things must be real bad for the guy who\tried to top himself

Oberon · 06-24-11, 01:31 PM

Nasty stuff Tarjak, glad you were able to talk to your wife rather than stewing on it, it'll stick with you a while though, no mistake. I've always felt sorry for the drivers in these kinds of situations, really bad stuff.

papa_smurf · 06-24-11, 03:21 PM

Not something you want to see waiting for a train.

Jimbuna · 06-24-11, 03:34 PM

That's bad news Grant...suicides can often be a messy business.

Give the missus and both your girls a cuddle...it sometimes helps.

06-24-11, 03:56 PM

Grant! That is terrible!
I saw 2 truck drivers get hit by trains years ago in two different accidents
outside of where I worked at the time.
We all ran out to do what we could but it was very bad in one instance.
The other, the driver was very luck and waded away through several feet of female products.
Both sights were very un-nerveing.

Everytime I cross that crossing I kind of flash back somewhat.
I try to avoid going that way if at all possible to this day.
I also can not go down the female products isle at stores any longer!

06-24-11, 07:03 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	In shock I've just watched a bloke jump in front of a train. I was waiting for a train at Central and just as a train entered the platform he ran and jumped into its path, hit the front and slid down betwthe tracks. Police and station staff are all over the place and trying to find out if he's alive. Bugger.that was unpleasant. Last edited by TarJak; 06-24-11 at 07:40 AM.

06-24-11, 07:28 AM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	That's a nasty sight. I hope you'll be able to let it go soon. And sorry for the guy to have made the choice. Sad. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

06-24-11, 07:53 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Now that is a sight no one wants to see. The fella must have really wanted to end it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-24-11, 08:15 AM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Sorry you had to go through that Grant, just the thought of seeing something like that makes me wanna puke! How are you handling it? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

06-24-11, 08:32 AM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Hope you're doing ok __________________

06-24-11, 08:29 AM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I know how you feel. I rode the train for 3 years when I still studied in Ljubljana and I had to go trough 2 suicides and one accident involving a byciclist. My advice, forget about it and leave the area, the less you see (body, blood and the idiots that always stand out in scenes like this) the better.

06-24-11, 08:54 AM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I'm doing OK now. Caught a train on another line and my wife came to pick me up for a station about half an hour from home. Nerves are still a bit raw but will now have a siff drink before heading to bed. I talked it through in a bit of detail with my wife, I actually think that's helped to process what I saw. Still hard to believe and comprehend why he did it. Last edited by TarJak; 06-24-11 at 05:04 PM.

06-24-11, 09:28 AM	#8
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I had something similar happen to me, i was going to my dads place, but i was running 30 minutes late, and when i got to the trainstation, i found out someone had killed themself by jumping infront of a train. Had i not been late, i would have been there when it happened.

06-24-11, 10:10 AM	#9
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Ouch...yeah that's a sight I wish no one would ever have to see. take care TJ HunterICX __________________

06-24-11, 10:50 AM	#10
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Glad you were able to talk it out. As a teen I saw a young woman who had been perhaps three or four people away from me throw herself in front of a subway train while I was on my way to school. There were no trauma counsellers around in 1970 so those images stayed with me a very long time and colour my perception of suicide to this day. Good Luck!

06-24-11, 01:20 PM	#11
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Hmm very very nasty not a pleasant site, things must be real bad for the guy who\tried to top himself __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

06-24-11, 01:31 PM	#12
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nasty stuff Tarjak, glad you were able to talk to your wife rather than stewing on it, it'll stick with you a while though, no mistake. I've always felt sorry for the drivers in these kinds of situations, really bad stuff.

06-24-11, 03:21 PM	#13
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Not something you want to see waiting for a train. __________________

06-24-11, 03:34 PM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's bad news Grant...suicides can often be a messy business. Give the missus and both your girls a cuddle...it sometimes helps. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-24-11, 03:56 PM	#15
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Grant! That is terrible! I saw 2 truck drivers get hit by trains years ago in two different accidents outside of where I worked at the time. We all ran out to do what we could but it was very bad in one instance. The other, the driver was very luck and waded away through several feet of female products. Both sights were very un-nerveing. Everytime I cross that crossing I kind of flash back somewhat. I try to avoid going that way if at all possible to this day. I also can not go down the female products isle at stores any longer!