Woman run over by train gets up, walks away
In this detail from security video, the woman can be seen as a dark spot inside the rails as the train approaches. By Associated Press and CBSJERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli woman laid herself on the tracks just before a train roared through a crossing in an apparent suicide attempt. But seconds after the train passed, she got up and walked away almost unhurt. The incredible scene was captured on the closed circuit security TV system at the Kfar Vitkin level crossing in Israel's north. The video shows the woman calmly approaching the tracks and lying down between them.
The train passes over her at high speed.
Then she gets up, picks up her shoes and walks to her car. Watch the security video Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told the Associated Press Tuesday that two days after the bizarre event, police have not yet found the woman. Rosenfeld speculated that she was attempting suicide or mentally unbalanced. Israeli TV network Channel 2 reported police later caught up with the woman and escorted her to a local hospital where she received minor medical treatment for bruising to the head, and then was moved to psychiatric hospital in Northern Israel for further evaluation. The Israeli TV network Channel 2 broadcast the dramatic video acquired from the Israeli Railroad Company. CBS contributed to this report |
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