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Teachable Moment: Railroad tracks are for trains, not pedestrians
2021-10-12
PARIS (AP) – A train hit and killed three people and seriously injured another person in south-western France on Tuesday morning. A local mayor said the victims were thought to be migrants who were resting on the tracks.

The train was on a line that links the seaside resort town of Hendaye, on France’s border with Spain, and the city of Bordeaux, the national railway company SNCF said. The collision occurred at around 5:30 a.m., striking four people who were on the tracks, it said.

The victims were thought to be migrants “who were sleeping or were lying … on the railway line,” said Eneko Aldana-Douat, mayor of Ciboure, near the crash site.

He said it’s not unusual to see migrants in that region near the border.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Absent a convenient pile of cinder blocks, a railroad track is the next best thing.

While this may be a personal tragedy for the alleged victims, they can be consoled that their lives will serve as an example for others.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-10-12 20:19  

#3  migrants who were resting on the tracks.

Because they're so comfortable and shit. Stupidity has a price
Posted by: Frank G   2021-10-12 19:48  

#2  I was in a restaurant and next to me were seated three mexicans, they spoke about what they thought were the most dangerous animals.The first one spoke of the lion with his big teeth, the second spoke of the tiger with it’s big claws, the third one said it was a weasel….the first two questioned how it was a weasel, the third guy said that his brother in law was walking home from work on the railroad tracks and was Killed! They said he did not hear the weasel!
Posted by: Elmavitch Unusolet5188   2021-10-12 17:30  

#1  Nice Hudson in that photo.
Posted by: Unosh Hupinelet8756   2021-10-12 13:02  

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