Incident at Wandsworth Common 07/08/16

[SPADTrap]

An extremely sad day for the railway as an individual has been killed as a result of what is believed to have been window hanging from a Class 442 EMU, allegedly striking a piece of infrastructure.

I don't wish to be disrespectful but bringing this to attention as a warning to others to please be careful!

 

[AlterEgo]

Blimey. He must have been hanging out a long way.

 

[QueensCurve]

An extremely sad day for the railway as an individual has been killed as a result of what is believed to have been window hanging from a Class 442 EMU, allegedly striking a piece of infrastructure.

I don't wish to be disrespectful but bringing this to attention as a warning to others to please be careful!

Does anyone have any statistics for this kind of fatality over the years?

 

[J-2739]

An extremely sad day for the railway as an individual has been killed as a result of what is believed to have been window hanging from a Class 442 EMU, allegedly striking a piece of infrastructure.

I don't wish to be disrespectful but bringing this to attention as a warning to others to please be careful!

I'm not doubting the news you've brought, but do you have a link to it?

 

[Chrisgr31]

I'm not doubting the news you've brought, but do you have a link to it?

It's something I have heard too from someone that is likely to know.

 

[Jonny]

I'm not doubting the news you've brought, but do you have a link to it?

National Rail Enquiries is reporting disruption in the Balham area due to "Emergency services are dealing with an incident"... https://archive.is/Pkm45 (snapshot, 19:30 hours 07 Aug '16). No specific details though.

 

[AlterEgo]

A Twitter search shows an air ambulance landing near the station.

 

[SPADTrap]

I've only seen reports which won't be shared but there is a tweet of the air ambulance in attendance.

 

[Harbornite]

This is sad news. When was the last window hanging death?

 

[Philip Phlopp]

This is sad news. When was the last window hanging death?

I don't think we need to be going into that sort of detail.

The only things needing said are thoughts with those involved and don't be stupid when presented with droplight stock.

 

[RichardKing]

It looks as if the stock has now been moved and is on the way to Victoria (after which, I assume it will be sent straight into Stewarts Lane).

What an absolutely horrendous incident.

 

[najaB]

I don't think we need to be going into that sort of detail.

Doesn't strike me as an unreasonable question.

 

[GB]

Doesn't strike me as an unreasonable question.

Indeed. Given the nature of this incident it seems a reasonable (and interesting) question.

 

[TheEdge]

I don't think we need to be going into that sort of detail.

I'm not so sure, it seems a reasonable question. In fact I don't think I have ever heard of a droplight death in recent times.

 

[gavin]

Passenger 'decapitated after collision with oncoming train in Central London'

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lat...ed-collision-moving-train-death-dead-speeding

A PASSENGER has been decapitated by a moving train after sticking their head out of the window.

The person was pronounced dead at Wandsworth Common train station, in the heart of London.

Eyewitnesses report there were five police units and a helicopter on the scene.

And dramatic photographs of the emergency services on the scene are emerging on Twitter.

 

[absolutelymilk]

ITV news report

Man 'decapitated after sticking head out train window'

 

[AlterEgo]

ITV news report

Standard stock image of the wrong class of train, one with no drop light windows!

 

[fishquinn]

Hell...

He must have been hanging out a very long way though, as AlterEgo says. I do window hanging occasionally and have never been near a passing train (I just put part of my head out) or lineside infrastructure.

 

[Antman]

Standard stock image of the wrong class of train, one with no drop light windows!

Indeed, I don't know why they felt a photo was needed?

 

[GB]

The man wasn't decapitated and he didn't die instantly so both those news articles are flawed.

 

[Darandio]

Standard stock image of the wrong class of train, one with no drop light windows!

The report states it was a Gatwick Express service, they have searched for a stock image of a Gatwick Express train. I'm not sure that is unreasonable, and doesn't really matter!

 

[Antman]

The man wasn't decapitated and he didn't die instantly so both those news articles are flawed.

If that is the case then many reports on the incident are wrong.

 

[gavin]

@PA

#Breaking Man dies after apparently leaning from train window and being hit by second train near Wandsworth Common.

 

[AlterEgo]

The report states it was a Gatwick Express service, they have searched for a stock image of a Gatwick Express train. I'm not sure that is unreasonable, and doesn't really matter!

I'd agree in normal circumstances, but to be honest the fundamental piece of the news story is that a person was hanging out of a window. Having a picture of a train which visibly has no opening windows is worse than having no picture at all.

 

[dviner]

Passenger 'decapitated after collision with oncoming train in Central London'

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lat...ed-collision-moving-train-death-dead-speeding

Why the Daily Star needed to have the word "-speeding" in the URL is a bit of a mystery.

 

[pethadine82]

If the individual was decapitated there is nothing more the emergency service could do.
Seems a waste sending in a helicopter when the poor individual is dead.
Hopefully there was decorum

 

[SPADTrap]

If that is the case then many reports on the incident are wrong.

Indeed wrong.
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I'd agree in normal circumstances, but to be honest the fundamental piece of the news story is that a person was hanging out of a window. Having a picture of a train which visibly has no opening windows is worse than having no picture at all.

The other has used a rather gruesome photo of the exact train. Any better?

 

[driver_m]

I'd agree in normal circumstances, but to be honest the fundamental piece of the news story is that a person was hanging out of a window. Having a picture of a train which visibly has no opening windows is worse than having no picture at all.

Have a word with yourself, you're getting worked up over a picture. Someones family are going to be getting the worst possible news. It is a picture. Thats it

 

[Harbornite]

Have a word with yourself, you're getting worked up over a picture. Someones family are going to be getting the worst possible news. It is a picture. Thats it

Agreed. I'm too bothered by the news to care about the image. The nature of this incident is what makes it rather shocking, seeing as it is such a rare occurance.

 

[yorkie]

The report states it was a Gatwick Express service, they have searched for a stock image of a Gatwick Express train. I'm not sure that is unreasonable, and doesn't really matter!

The image is of stock used by the now defunct Gatwick Express company between around 2000-2008, much of which is now in use with South West Trains, and none of which is in use with the current operator GTR. Not a big deal, though as you say, and it's common for out of date images to be used.

Why the Daily Star needed to have the word "-speeding" in the URL is a bit of a mystery.

Agreed, but it's no mystery. It's hyperbole.