Man survives after clinging on to German train travelling at 282 km/h

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2025-01-17

Munich (dpa) - A man travelling on a high-speed train in Germany clung on to the outside of the carriages after failing to get back on after a smoke break, miraculously surviving speeds of up to 282 km/h, police said on Friday. The man, a 40-year-old Hungarian national, boarded the train bound for the northern coastal city of Lübeck in Munich on Thursday without a ticket. Yet, that was not the reason for the risky stunt, according to police. When......

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