An e-scooter rider narrowly avoided being killed after darting in front of a speeding train in a terrifying near-miss caught on camera.
The young man rode onto a level crossing directly in front of the approaching Polregio train, seemingly ignoring a stop sign.
He was just centimetres away from disaster as he desperately made it across the tracks before the train reached him.
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The shocking footage was recorded by an onboard camera on a train travelling between Kołobrzeg and Szczecin, in north-western Poland.
The incident happened in late August on the section of the route between Mosty and Goleniów, but the footage was only released by Polregio on Friday (6 November).
The rail operator said the incident was another example of how reckless behaviour and ignoring traffic regulations could lead to accidents at level crossings.
“Every road user is obliged to stop at a stop sign and when faced with a flashing red signal,” the company warned.
“Ignoring these rules most often ends in death or serious injury.”
Polregio also revealed that 33 people had been killed and 27 seriously injured in accidents at railway crossings since the beginning of the year, as reported by Need To Know.
The company warned that such incidents could also cause train delays, costly emergency service operations and damage to trains, which then had to be taken out of service for repairs.
“Every rush is not worth taking such a risk,” it added.
“Stop, look around and stay alive!”
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