Accident

[maggiebee]

My son was on his way from Aberdeen to Glasgow for a conference when his train was stopped at Montrose. A teenage girl had been hit by the previous train at Carnoustie and that stretch of line is closed til noon. Son being bussed to Dundee to recommence his journey. Said he couldn't believe how many people were moaning because they might miss the Andy Murray match! So......a tennis match is more important than life? Thoughts with the young girl and her family (don't know how bad it is yet) and the poor train driver - he will no doubt have nightmares for some time to come.

[kvalidir]

That's awful, shallow bunch of gits :(

[slinky.kate]

how awful,did she fall on the line ?I will listen for it on the news.a lot of people do get their priorities all wrong eh???

[mikey4444]

Poor girl and poor driver.

[ummmm]

Some people just don't feel compassion for people they don't know. It doesn't make them bad people.

[maggiebee]

Apparently she was treated at the scene before being transferred to Ninewells Hospital. No further details available at the moment.

[Canary42]

Perhaps the moaners would like to go along and help - some of the tasks after such events can be highly unpleasant, physically and emotionally.

[Elina]

maggie, that's happened so many times (peoples reactions) Hard to comprehend isn't it!!

[wolf63]

I heard about the accident on Radio Tay AM at noon. Being hit by a train sounds horrendous.

[SeaJayPea]

"Light" injuries, according to this, thank heaven. Nice to see people with sympathy for the driver. Can't imagine just how awful that would be, knowing that there is absolutely nothing you can do to prevent a collision.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/teenage-girl-escapes-with-light-injuries-after-being-hit-by-train-in-carnoustie-1.436455

[DTCwordfan]

Miss the Murray match - how could they? flick of the forelock, head thrown back and rolling of the eyes

Honestly, folk can be really crass. What's wrong with watching it on the I-Pad or whatever, or later - and it's only the bleeding first round, not the final.

[Buenchico]

Roughly one person per day (350 per year) dies on train tracks. If you work at a railway station (as I've done) you get used to it and just curse that you've got some extra work to do again.

[Baldric]

Loads of info if Googled
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=x&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7PRFA_en&gfe_rd=cr&ei=8heoU4jvAuPR8genr4HgBA&gws_rd=ssl#q=carnoustie%2C+girl+hit+by+train&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox

[RATTER15]

Escaped with light injuries! Lucky girl.

[hc4361]

We are bombarded with bad news every day, unlike the 'good old days' when news was restricted to a morning paper, tv news at 6pm and 10pm and radio news.
We have rolling news on tv, access to internet news 24/7 and even if you avoid news sites then Twitter and Facebook feeds quickly spread bad news.

If we allow ourselves to get upset about each and every tragedy we'd be emotional wrecks good for nothing so we immunise ourselves by making crass remarks or by the use of gallows humour.

Of course, there are some people who positively wallow in other peoples misfortunes and get distressed because their neighbour's great aunt in Australia housekeeper's mother has died peacefully in her bed aged 103.

[maggiebee]

Thank you all for your updates. As a Samaritan, we have close links with Network Rail to raise awareness of incidents like this. Network Rail can even tell you the day and time frame when most "incidents" happen. A real eyeopener.
So glad this story seems to have a happy ending.

[New Judge]

If it was an accident I absolutely agree.

If she was a jumper my sympathy lies with the train driver and not a jot with the deceased. I have a friend who hit a jumper at 100mph. He was a broken man and never drove a train again. Couldn't even manage a shunter in the goods yard. Whatever your problems, jumping in front of a train is just about the worst way you can do yourself in. Absolutely selfish, no sympathy whatsoever.

Nonetheless, there are bound to be some victims whatever the cirumstances and the oiks wanting to get home to see the first round of the tennis should learn to gain some perspective. Different if t was the semi finals though :-)

[wolf63]

Maggie - is there a level crossing there?

My dad was a train driver and he said that trains travel so fast there is nothing that can be done to stop in time.

Jumping in front of a train is not on my list of ways to end my life.

[Peter Pedant]

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I gave first aid to a 10-y-old who was playing chicken on an urban motorway. Flattened by a car at 70 mph.

His arm ( still attached ) smashed the passenger quarter light, went into the car and was sucked out again.

Driver unable to give coherent evidence at the inquest.

[ummmm]

I agree with NJ.

[Baldric]

/// not a jot with the deceased. ///

There is no deceased!