German Passenger Gets Locked Out Of Train During Smoking Break, Clings To Cable Of High-Speed Rail For 30 Km

The train was eventually brought to a stop by federal police approximately 30 km away after witnesses alerted authorities.

Representational Image | A Hungarian passenger on a German train clung to the exterior of the train at high speeds after missing the chance to reboard.

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A Hungarian passenger on a German high-speed ICE train had a narrow escape after clinging to the exterior of the train travelling at speeds of up to 282 km/h (175 mph). The 40-year-old, who boarded in Munich without a valid ticket, stepped off for a cigarette at Ingolstadt station but lingered too long, missing the chance to reboard as the doors closed.

According to a report by BBC, the man determined not to be separated from his luggage onboard, he jumped onto a bracket between two carriages and held onto cables as the train sped towards Nuremberg.

The train was eventually brought to a stop by federal police approximately 30 km away after witnesses alerted authorities. The train driver made an unscheduled stop at Kinding in Upper Bavaria which was on a six-hour journey to the northern city of Lübeck.

Hungarian Man Taken Into Custody

The Hungarian national informed police that he had left his luggage on the train amid his cigarette break and did not want to lose it.

The man was found unharmed and was taken into custody by federal police at Nuremberg Central Station. "A police officer from the state police who happened to be travelling with the train found the 40-year-old Hungarian 'passenger' and brought him on to the train," the police spokesman said.

The man now faces charges for "an act disruptive to operations," a minor administrative offense under German law. Police have strongly advised against such life-threatening actions, emphasising the dangers of tampering with or boarding moving trains.