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  • Man lies in front of train, loses limbs

    07/10/2009 5:33:33 PM PDT · by Chet 99 · 39 replies · 1,384+ views
    (07-10) 17:00 PDT OAKLAND -- A man who lay down on the tracks in front of an Amtrak train in Oakland had limbs severed but was taken from the scene alive this afternoon, authorities said. Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said the eastbound Capitol Corridor train No. 536 was leaving Jack London Square when it struck the man at Webster Street at 3:37 p.m. The man lost some limbs and was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. Further details were not available, and the man's name has not been released.
  • Woman on tracks to 'clear her mind' hit by train

    07/26/2009 6:38:24 PM PDT · by Wardenclyffe · 36 replies · 2,164+ views
    The Birmingham News ^ | June 28, 2009 12:04 PM | Erin Stock
    A 22-year-old Birmingham woman broke her leg after a train hit her this morning on the 2100 block of Morris Avenue, Birmingham police said. The woman told police she was laying on the tracks "to clear her mind" when the train approached around 7 a.m., Officer Lawrence Billups said. The CSX train was moving about 10 mph when it hit her, Billups said.