Man killed in fall from speeding Eurostar

摘要

AN inquiry is under way as to how an Albanian man was able to jump from a moving Eurostar near Folkestone on October 17. The 22-year-old had been refused entry to the UK and was returning to Europe voluntarily on the 17.04 LondonBrussels service. After he had fallen to his death, the HS1 line was completely shut for several hours as the body was recovered. Police described the incident as "nonsuspicious" A Eurostar spokesperson explained that trains are fitted with instructions on how to exit in case of an emergency. Once the plastic cover is removed to access a lever, an alarm is sounded and the train automatically stops, but it seems the Albanian jumped before the train had slowed sufficiently. Eurostar said that in 17 years of operating services, it was the first time a passenger had been able to deliberately and physically force an exit from a moving train.