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

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!

TarJak · 06-24-11, 05:14 PM

Thanks Gents. posting and reading here is helping as well. Had a rough nights sleep as it was hard to get that image out of my mind.

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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.

Same here. The driver must be feeling far worse than anyone else involved and he'd also have to go though the full investigation etc. as well. the staff on the station platform swung into action very quickly and the response was pretty quick by the emergency services as well.

I hope it wasn't bookworm_020. I know he's a train driver here in Sydney whcih reminds me, has anyone heard from him recently. Don't recall seeing any posts from him in a while.

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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

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

Roger that mate. It's good to be alive and have loved ones about to comfort you. The alternative is not very attractive.

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Originally Posted by privateer

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!

I'm now not sure which image in my mind is more disturbing.

Anyway thanks for the support gents.

06-24-11, 06:17 PM

Well, The driver that stumbled through the female products
did have his bleeding stopped pretty quickly.

But it was not a sight any normal Male would EVER want to see again.

The little trash can in the Lue is bad enuff!
Let alone a semi load of the bloody things!

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!*

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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, 03:21 PM	#7
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	#8
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	#9
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!

06-24-11, 06:17 PM	#11
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Well, The driver that stumbled through the female products did have his bleeding stopped pretty quickly. But it was not a sight any normal Male would EVER want to see again. The little trash can in the Lue is bad enuff! Let alone a semi load of the bloody things!