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What a wonderful sunny day.

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 Indy 06 May 2016
Have got some long lost foreign friends coming for a weeks holiday. Not much happening so thought I'd go meet them.

Station was closed. A person had thrown themselves under the Stansted Express making a rather large mess although the emergency services where still working on them.

Funny old world isn't it.
In reply to Indy:

For some of us that used to act as the RIO in these sort of incidents (specifically thinking of Ladbroke Grove) it wasn't always funny - although black humour helped.
Removed User 06 May 2016
In reply to Indy:

Pity the poor driver; apply the brakes, sound the horn and close your eyes. Not necessarily in that order.........
In reply to L'Eeyore:

> For some of us that used to act as the RIO in these sort of incidents (specifically thinking of Ladbroke Grove) it wasn't always funny - although black humour helped.

Black humour is a wonderful tool in desperate situations.
In reply to Removed UserDeleted bagger:

> close your eyes

Always the hardest thing to persuade drivers to do, but always the thing they wished they had done.
 marsbar 06 May 2016
In reply to Indy:

https://www.sunsprite.com/blog/sunshine-and-suicide/

Summary, long term sunshine helps improve mood and lower suicide risk, short term sunshine can sadly increase risk because of increased motivation before starting to feel better.

Take care everyone.
Jim C 06 May 2016
In reply to Removed UserDeleted bagger:

You do wonder if they could perhaps fit something to the front if trains to minimise death or injury.

A 'scoop' or an airbag device operated by the driver that realises he/she will not be able to stop in time .
OP Indy 06 May 2016
In reply to marsbar:
Yes, it was strange walking to the station seeing so many people in shorts and summer clothes, eating ice creams and smiling etc and then being told the station was shut as somebody was under a train (suicide attempt).

I wonder what drove them to do it?
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