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WOW! Baby Survives Being Run Over By A Train!!!!

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    -(reporter)
    A young mother arrives at Ashburton Station.
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    In the windy weather,
    she fusses over her child
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    and even pulls the pram away from the edge of the platform,
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    but doesn't apply the brake.
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    And, in a split second,
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    her 6-month-old boy rolls off the platform and into the path of a train.
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    -It's a miracle this baby wasn't killed.
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    And the baby somehow managed to escape with just
    a cut to the forehead, we've been told.
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    So, it's an absolute miracle.
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    -(reporter) The city-bound train comes to a stop 30 meters further along the tracks.
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    The baby underneath,
    shielded only by the pram.
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    -That's played a great role in making sure this baby survived yesterday's incident.
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    -(reporter)
    The mother and child are taken to the hospital,
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    but released soon afterwards,
    shaken, but unhurt.
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    Police say the mother did nothing wrong.
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    Chronix workers back at the scene find the pram in pieces
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    and belongings scattered as far along as the second carriage.
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    Transit police say signage and supervision on railway platforms are already adequate,
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    but that incidents like yesterday's are a startling
    reminder of how easily tragedies can happen.
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    -Parents especially know to be vigilant,
    especially with toddlers.
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    They tend to wonder off,
    especially with multiple kids as well.
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    The incident came just a day after the launch of a public awareness campaign
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    warning of the dangers of prams on platforms.
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    -The potential for disaster is huge,
    and then the very next day this happens.
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    -(reporter)
    Dean Felton, Seven News.
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    Captioned by SpongeSebastian
Title:
WOW! Baby Survives Being Run Over By A Train!!!!
Video Language:
English
Duration:
01:25

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