10.
Real Life Subway Surfers
Have you ever played the game “Subway Surfer”?
Well here is a man who set out to play the game in real life, with devastating consequences.
In October of 2021, a man in New York died while attempting to surf the subway.
The 32-year-old man, whose name was not revealed, was struck by a northbound train after losing
his balance while surfing on top of the moving J train on an early Saturday morning.
In an interview, the police said that the incident happened around 4:30 am after the
victim stood on top of the train's roof, which was heading toward the Williamsburg Bridge
from the Essex Street station.
They added that the victim slipped from the subway roof and landed on the northbound side
of the tracks, where he was run over by another oncoming train.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the incident, the MTA temporarily suspended its service by cutting off the power.
Several hours later, the service resumed.
In 2019, a similar incident happened when a 14-year old boy died after riding on top
of a train which was on the way to Manhattan.
The incident occurred on a Saturday night around 9 pm on the track near Queensboro Plaza.
Several such incidents have been reported where youngsters wanted to put their gaming
skills into real life action.
Clearly, from these examples, we can say they failed miserably.
9.
Drop Dead
We all know how teenagers can be reckless, but sometimes they take their recklessness
to unimaginable levels.
A teenage boy from Paris in 2017 was killed while he was attempting to train surf over
an iconic bridge.
The boy, who was all of 16 at the time, attempted the stunt on the roof of a train that was
crossing the Bir-Hakeim Bridge.
Witnesses at the scene said that the boy was hit by the roof when he was trying to pull
off the stunt.
The boy fell onto the tracks and died on the spot.
One of the witnesses, who was a British tourist, said that when the train started to leave,
the boy sat and turned his back on a low bridge that was approaching.
He even smiled at everyone present on the platform.
People were screaming, and moments later, the teen’s head hit the bridge and he was
then thrown from the train.
The witness even said that there was a terrible thud sound when the victim hit the metal surface.
The whole scenario was terrifying.
The teenager’s identification was not made public.
The victim’s face was disfigured and mutilated as a result of the fatal accident.
One of the onlookers was taken to the hospital after being psychologically distressed by
the incident.
In CCTV footage, it was shown that the boy arrived at the station with his two friends
who fled the scene.
Neither the emergency services nor the police were able to find them.
Hopefully this situation serves as a lesson to everyone who loves seeking thrills in the
most dangerous ways possible.
8.
Skull breaker
Train surfing has unfortunately become a popular stunt for many thrill-seekers.
However, these amateur seekers still don’t understand how much they are at risk while
performing these stunts.
In 2013, a young man died in an attempt to surf on the roof of a Paris Metro train.
The man, in his twenties, was accompanied by his friend, with whom he boarded a train
in the Paris Metro, Denfert Rochereau around 10 pm that night.
One of the men, during the journey, climbed up onto the roof of the front carriage.
Just when he lifted himself up, he was struck full force in the head when the train entered
a tunnel before Montparnasse station.
He died almost instantly, and his friend was taken to the hospital due to shock.
A young Scottish woman who witnessed this gruesome incident said that she heard a thud
sound at the entrance to the station.
She then saw the body of a man fall into the space between the first and second cars.
Everyone around her started screaming.
She also said that she conducted CPR on him until firefighters arrived and that the man
clearly had fractured his skull.
The police found a camera, believing that the men wanted to film the stunt and post
it online.
This was remarkably similar to an incident in Russia back in 2011, where two young students
died while performing the same action in the Moscow Metro.
It seems despite the reports of how deadly these attempts are, some people still don’t
value their life enough to skip attempts at surfing the rails.
7.
Dream Snatcher For years many people have filmed themselves
doing unbelievable things.
Some of those ideas make us question their sanity.
In 2014, Jordan Porter, a well-known street artist and 26-year-old man from Australia,
died after getting electrocuted while train surfing after stripping naked.
The stunt was filmed by his friends.
His body was lowered from the roof of the Sandringham line train at Balaclava after
wrapping it in a gray bag.
Passengers in the train told the police that Jordan had stripped before climbing up to
the roof.
One of the witnesses, Darcy Zelenko, and his girlfriend said they saw smoke coming out
seconds after the man climbed up.
After that, they smelt something burning.
Darcy also said that some people were laughing while Jordan was stripping, but no one expected
it to turn into a nightmare.
A woman in the train contacted the driver through the emergency intercom after Jordan
climbed on the roof, and seconds later, the doors were opened.
All the passengers were being guided onto the platform at Balaclava station.
The emergency workers could not get his body until the power to the overhead cables was
switched off.
Lee Thomson said that the workers used harnesses to climb the train.
President Tony Morton, of the Public Transport Users Association, said that they should do
what they can to prevent actions that might cause death.
Jordan was a street artist, and many of his fans paid tribute to him.
Do you think a few government restrictions can prevent a bunch of stunt seekers from
acting recklessly?
Let us know in the comments below.
6.
Two lost souls Two men were found dead on railway tracks
in between Hackney and Stratford tracks in 2019.
A 25-year-old from Wales, and a 27-year old from London both got electrocuted, and possibly
were train surfing.
Both of the bodies were discovered in at different times and locations.
One body was found around 1 am on the tracks near Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, and the other
was found at 2:30 a.m. on the line near Carpenters Road, Stratford.
A spokesperson from British Transport Police said both the men died after sustaining serious
electrical burns.
In one of the interviews, Detective Sergeant David Taylor, British Transport Police, said
that their officers have worked throughout the night to understand what happened.
The initially gathered evidence suggested that both men were on top of a moving train
and came in contact with overhead power lines.
The police were wondering if the men were train surfers or graffiti artists.
Joseph Allchin, a novelist, said that he heard a loud explosion and saw fire on the tracks
from his window.
He said that fire was igniting underneath the train and thought someone might have thrown
something burning onto the tracks.
There were no witnesses of either of the men climbing the top of the train, but the police
were still hopeful for more information or witness accounts as it would have been a big
help to them with the investigation.
What are your thoughts about these thrill-seekers?
Is train surfing harmless fun, or a dangerous idea?
Let us know in the comment section, and if you’re enjoying this video, then give us
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Now let’s move on to some more spine-chilling train surfing stories.
5.
Parkour Parkour, for those who don’t know, is a
popular stunt activity that includes jumping, running, leaping, and flipping from building
to building, along walls, and other structures without assistance from nets or ropes.
A 19-year-old highschooler from South Africa died while performing daredevil parkour moves
on a moving train in 2015.
He was on his way to his school when his train surfing resulted in a horrifying death.
The young man fell on the tracks, where his head was ultimately severed under the wheels.
Robert Mulaudzi, a spokesman from Johannesburg Emergency Management Services, said that the
boy was jumping in and out of the train when he suddenly slipped and fell and landed between
the platform and the train.
The incident happened on the tracks of Chiawelo railway station in Gauteng, Johannesburg,
and he suffered multiple injuries.
The spokesman went on to say that the victim was not the only one doing train surfing at
the time and that he was with a group of boys who were surfing along with him.
Unfortunately, he was the one whose playful stunt ended violently.
The authorities over the years have been dealing with train surfing problems as this stunt
has become a favorite pastime among the youth in the area.
There have been incidents where kids compete with each other.
Some surf on top of the roofs by risking their lives and not caring about the high voltage
power lines overhead.
Robert even talked about another incident where another school child in Mayfair passed
away while train surfing.
This has become a trend and they are urging people to refrain from attempting this incredibly
dangerous psuedo-sport.
4.
Actor and Daredevil
The chances of surviving a train surfing accident are low.
In spite of this, however, daredevils, aspiring YouTubers, and others haven’t stopped performing
these stunts that might take their lives.
Brian McClellen, a model and actor, lost his life after catching fire when he was electrocuted
while train surfing in New York in 2014.
The 21-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he fought for his life, but unfortunately,
he didn’t survive.
The authorities at Metropolitan Transportation confirmed the death of Brian, who died as
a result of his severe burn injuries.
They stated that burns were a result of getting electrocuted by a 12,500 volt overhead powerline.
One of the crewmembers used a fire extinguisher to douse the fire, but his body had suffered
nearly 85% burns already.
The police said that they found videos of him climbing the train.
Brian, who lived near Union Square, somehow got on top of the train at the Stamford station.
Ryan Colby, who was Brian’s agent, said that Brain had big dreams of becoming an actor
and model.
He was about to work on three different projects, which included a thriller movie starring Pierce
Brosnan.
He went on to say that Brian was still learning to balance the responsibilities of adulthood.
Still, he was also a daredevil like many young men.
His mother was able to see him for the last time, and Brian’s roommate was with him
until her arrival.
Brian’s dreams for success were ultimately ended after this unfortunate and tragic result
of his choice to attempt the dangerous stunt.
3.
Extreme Adventure
Alina, a 21-year-old Russian woman, was a train surfer who loved doing daredevil acts.
In 2019, while she was train surfing however, she was electrocuted and killed after getting
a jolting shock from a 10,000-volt power line.
It is reported that Alina slipped on the train roof, and while trying to save herself from
falling, she grabbed the high voltage power line.
After falling from the train, she was alive but died before an ambulance arrived.
One of her friends said that she was a big fan of extreme adventures and that Alina also
used to love base jumping.
She even enjoyed scaling tall buildings.
Another friend of hers said that she used to love speed and that if not for this incident,
then she could have died losing control over her KTM bike.
Amale friend was also there with her, and luckily for him he survived the tragedy.
Some of the locals reported that there was a crowd of train surfers who looked intoxicated
while they rode on the train roof.
The Russian Investigative Committee launched a criminal probe, and not much about the investigation
has been made public.
2.
YouTube Star
YouTube stars sometimes go to great lengths to impress their fans.
Arkady Aksenov, who is only 11-years-old, lost both of his legs in January of 2021 after
attempting to train surf in a bid to become a Youtube star.
His limbs were severed after falling from a moving cargo train as the wheels ran over
him.
According to the boy’s mother, Maria Petrova, her son was with two other kids aged 14 and
12, who ran away from the scene and left him there.
She went public to spread awareness about the danger and the outcomes of the famous
stunt among the younger generation.
She said that Arkady's left leg was completely torn off up to his buttock, and his right
leg was also lost, but the cut was lower.
On her social media, she wrote that the two boys with him bullied her son to take part
in the deadly activity.
Thanks to a passing train, Arkady miraculously survived.
Bulat Zhakeev broke the rules and stopped the train engine to give him first aid and
to prevent more blood loss.
He even summoned emergency services for Arkady.
Maria said that the boys who study in the same school as her son have pushed him to
make a video while surfing a train, telling him that it will make him famous as he was
trying to be a YouTuber.
The older boy is known to be an experienced train surfer who has his own YouTube channel.
Do you think the two boys should be punished for running away after Arkady was injured?
Let us know in the comments!
1.
The hanging stunt
Train surfing is illegal, but still, as you can tell from this video, there are still
plenty of people willing to make attempts at it.
If caught, serious action is taken against them, and they may even have to pay a hefty
fine.
With death, injury, and even arrest as possible outcomes, you’d think that may slow some
of these aspiring stuntmen down - but no.
Kalyan, a 20-year-old man and ambulance driver, died while performing train surfing in India
in 2019.
The man hit a pole while he was leaning outside by holding the rod inside of the train.
In another incident, a teenager was doing the same kind of stunt, and he also died the
same way.
The Central GRP booked 17 people for performing these actions despite the railway authorities
urging commuters to not perform this deadly stunt.
In another case, a video of the same deadly stunt went viral.
Dilshat Naushad Khan, a 20-year-old who was on his way to shop for his cousin’s wedding,
decided to attempt to perform the trick.
In the video, Dilshat can be seen standing on the footboard, leaning outside of the train,
and just in a few seconds, he gets hit by a pole which throws him back to the compartment.
The video was shot by his friend Hussain Khan who took him to a nearby hospital where he
was declared dead.
His father, Naushad Khan, urged the young generation not to perform such stunts and
risk their lives.
He wants young men to take safety and their lives more seriously.
Several campaigns have been launched in the past to urge passengers to take train safety
seriously.
The local rail network of Mumbai is the busiest commuter train system in the world.
The moral of the story in this video?
Skip the train surfing stunts.
Do you know of any other train surfing incidents?
Tell us about them below in the comments.
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