Man jumps off bridge to catch train - A man, who was running late for his train ride, has jumped off a bridge above the railway in China

Man jumps off bridge to catch train

A man, who was running late for his train ride, has jumped off a bridge above the railway in China.

He landed on top of a train and was seen lying motionless for a while, but regained consciousness minutes later.

The 40-year-old traveller, surnamed Ge, was unhurt during the Tuesday incident at Qingdao railway station.

An eyewitness, known only as Zhang, said he was shocked to see the man hanging on the edge of the bridge on the second floor.

He immediately shouted for help, but in was too late.

Ge released his hands and fell on a train, which was about to leave the station.

Ge was to take the 8am train to Linxi of Shandong province, but he was late for the coach.

Not realising the train he was to catch had left the station, he mistook another train – which was about to leave – was that of his.

In a desperate move to catch the train, he jumped some five-metre down from the bridge.

Source: Qingdao Morning Newspaper
Published Aug 5, 2011

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