Pushchair swept away by passing train

New CCTV from Nuneaton station released to show dangers of the platform edge.

New CCTV footage from Nuneaton train station has been released showing the moment an unattended pushchair was swept away by a passing freight train.

The Rail Safety and Standards Board has released the footage to warn parents of the dangers of leaving pushchairs unattended without brakes on newar to the platform edge.

In the clip, the slipstream caused by a freight train passing through the station causes the pushchair to be drawn to the platform edge. Both the pushchair and shopping bags become mangled and dispersed by the passing train. Mercifully, a child is not in the pushchair at the time.

RSSB are reminding passengers to keep firm hold of their luggage, and particularly buggies, applying the brakes fully where possible, while on station platforms. RSSB’s Lead Human Factors Specialist Paul Leach said: “The best way of keeping you, your children and your belongings safe is to keep hold of your pram, fully applying the brake where possible. We know that anyone looking after children will have their hands full and may feel they can’t keep an eye on everything and everyone at once. But the CCTV at Nuneaton shows just how important it is to keep control of a pushchair."