Posted on 09/23/2019 10:41:46 AM PDT by Gamecock
A 'train surfer' was burned alive after he was 'electrocuted' travelling on the roof of a 155 mile per hour high speed electric train in Russia.
The Sapsan service was halted after passengers reported the smell of 'burning meat' in a carriage as the train was en route from St Petersburg to Moscow.
The driver stopped the train and a fire was spotted on the roof of the third carriage as passengers ran out onto a platform in panic, according to reports.
The cause of the blaze was found to be coming from 19-year-old Dmitry Mikhailenko whose body was trapped on the 4,000-volt pantograph - the apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train which collects power through contact with an overhead line.
Mr Mikhailenko had already passed away when rescuers reached him in Tver region on 4 August, say reports citing law enforcement.
Full details have only emerged now, including fears for a young woman who may have been with him.
Other 'train surfers' have expressed concern for Anya Morozova, 20, who has been missing since the incident and whose phone is off.
The Russian Investigative Committee transport section has launched a full investigation into the incident.
Russian Railways official Petr Potapov, said he caused a 'short circuit' on the roof of the train. The roof as well as his body was burning.
This isn't the only tragedy to befall so-called 'train surfers' - last year a man was decapitated in North Carolina while riding atop a passenger train.
The Metro reported that 24-year-old Varcy Locklear was killed when the vehicle went under a bridge. His body was discovered on the same day of the incident - 30 October - in Enfield about 128 miles away from the passing.
The train itself was Charlotte to New York Amtrak route. Spokesperson for the train company, Kimberly Woods, said: "Service on an Amtrak train was temporarily suspended at the request of local law enforcement.
Mr Darwin, pick up on line one.
Shocking.
Evolution at work....
Well!It sounds like he was well done.Hopefully he wasn’t over the dining car.
Was vodka impairment involved?
BBQ
“Varcy Locklear was killed when the vehicle went under a bridge. “
For some reason, Super Dave singing “Trailers for Rent” came to mind
electric train in Russia
Ah that explains it- Them Russians are crazy- almost as bad as Florida man/woman
Darwin Award of the Century winner.
In Soviet Russia, train surfs YOU!
LOL!
Impairment? This is Russia, I believe it’s called “Vodka enhancement”.
stupid people always find stupid yet interesting ways to kill themselves. I have no sympathy, no empathy, nor could I care less about his missing girlfriend. These two adrenaline junkies brought this on themselves.
I wonder if vodka is still cheaper than safe drinking water as it was in the old Soviet Union.
“...The Sapsan service was halted after passengers reported the smell of ‘burning meat’”
Well done Dmitry.
I’m interested in the arc of the story.
Really stinks to be Russian most times.
>>>The Sapsan service was halted after passengers reported the smell of ‘burning meat’<<<
Excuse me, Mr. Conductor, but I believe that I can smell dumb ass.
(Under the bridge downtown) Is where I drew some blood
(Under the bridge downtown) I could not get enough
(Under the bridge downtown) Forgot about my love
(Under the bridge downtown) I gave my life away
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