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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 04 August 2015 - 11:51 AM

ABC News, 8/4/15:

 


Police Drag Man Out of the Way of an Oncoming Train

 

Two police officers saved a man from being hit from an oncoming train and the dramatic rescue was all caught on video.

 

Dep. Lance Whitted, from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office, pulled a driver to safety Monday night, just seconds before a commuter train came down the tracks in Sunnyvale, California.

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Posted 05 August 2015 - 02:21 PM

KNTV San Jose, CA updated 8/4:

 

WATCH: Deputy Pulls Driver From Car Before Caltrain Hits Vehicle in Sunnyvale

 

Editor's note: Some viewers may find the embedded video of the collision shocking.

 

A sheriff's deputy was able to pull a driver from a car moments before it was hit by a train in Northern California, officials said.

 
Commuter train tracks were shut down in both directions in Sunnyvale after two separate trains struck a vehicle at the Mary Avenue crossing, Caltrain tweeted Monday evening.

 

Video posted on YouTube shows a deputy pulling a driver out of a car stuck on the tracks. The pair is seen running away from the vehicle as a train can be heard fast approaching the area.

 

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