Surprised by the departure of his TGV, he hangs between two cars for 30 km and escapes unscathed

Clinging to cables, it resists the high speed of the train. He didn't want to leave his luggage behind…

A man clung to a German TGV for around thirty kilometers between two stations in Bavaria, and escaped without injury despite extreme speeds, Bavarian police announced on Friday.

On Thursday, this 40-year-old Hungarian who was traveling without a ticket from Munich (south) went out to Ingolstadt station for a cigarette break, before being surprised by the departure of the train.

In a hurry, he jumped on the train and clung to cables between two wagons, enduring a top speed of 282 km/h, according to the press release from the Nuremberg federal police.

Alerted by witnesses around 3:00 p.m., the police warned the driver of the train, who stopped “unexpectedly but in a controlled manner” at Kinding station.

He didn't want to leave his baggage

A police officer on the train then brought the traveler on board and handed him over to the authorities at the Nuremberg station.

This high-speed train (ICE) was traveling to Lubeck from Munich, a journey of around seven hours.

According to his own statements, the man jumped on the machine so as not to abandon his luggage, which remained on the train.

The traveler is the target of an investigation for having defrauded public transport, and by an infringement procedure for having disrupted the journey.

The statement warns against “the potentially fatal absurdities of 'surfing' on trams or trains” and recommends that the public “immediately notify train staff” if necessary.