2020/11/02 Train breaks through barrier onto statue at the end of the line. Happened in the middle of the night, no injuries as of yet. Spijkenisse, The Netherlands
This literally just happened and it's in the middle of the night. I'll update this comment with any news articles i can find during the day.
Edit 1: just to clarify: it's night time right now and this is the end of the line. There are no passengers on this part of the tracks. Here is a link to the Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AR9c4rugRoQVrAd59
Edit 3: good morning! Now that it's definite that there are no iniuries, people are quite relaxed and making jokes about it! Anyways, here is another news article, i'll try to translate: Metro rijdt door stopblok Spijkenisse en balanceert hoog boven water - https://nos.nl/l/2354863
Metro drives though barriers in Spijkenisse and is left dangling meters above the water
A metro has broken though the barriers at De Akkers station in Spijkenisse around midnight. A section of the metro that shot through has ended up on a artpiece at the end of the tracks at around 10m (30ft) above the surface.
The driver was able to get out by himself and has been taken to hospital for a checkup. There were no passengers in the metro, but the damage is severe.
The authorities don't think the metro will be removed during the night. "It's 10m high and at the end of the track . It'll be quite an undertaking which will cost some time" according to a spokesman of the authorities.
It is unknown how the accident could have happened
HeyRobin_ on November 2nd, 2020 at 00:20 UTC »
This literally just happened and it's in the middle of the night. I'll update this comment with any news articles i can find during the day.
Edit 1: just to clarify: it's night time right now and this is the end of the line. There are no passengers on this part of the tracks. Here is a link to the Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AR9c4rugRoQVrAd59
Edit 2: the driver of the metro has been taken to hospital for a checkup. He seems fine, but quite scared. Here is a link to a dutch news article: https://www.mediatv.nl/metro-rijdt-door-stopblok-en-crasht-nabij-station-de-akkers-in-spijkenisse
Edit 3: good morning! Now that it's definite that there are no iniuries, people are quite relaxed and making jokes about it! Anyways, here is another news article, i'll try to translate: Metro rijdt door stopblok Spijkenisse en balanceert hoog boven water - https://nos.nl/l/2354863
Edit 4: Closeup of the damaged metro
Edit 5: One of my own photos
MattSpew on November 2nd, 2020 at 00:23 UTC »
How fast was it going to make it a full carriage length to the sculpture????
TheLimeyCanuck on November 2nd, 2020 at 01:13 UTC »
That is without a doubt the most advantageously placed whale tail art piece in history.