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日本語/Japanese  Thu 03/20 13:42 JST
On the way home from Akihabara today, there was an announcement in the station - a person got hit by a train. One hears these announcements from time to time so I didn't think much of it. A few minutes later however, I saw a person being mopped off the train tracks...

It was only last July when the train I was on actually hit somebody (wrote about it here) but luckily didn't see anything.

99% of these cases are of people jumping in the tracks and most of the jumping happens before or after work - it was about 5 in the evening.
Below: I look out the window and see yellow tape keeping the other passengers out of the way.
Below: I walk down the carriage and see that the windows are open and there are a bunch of spectators.
Below: Move towards the window to see the rescue team rescuing....the left overs.
Below: Some bits of the jumper is in the red buckets.
Below: And the rest of the person is behind the green sheets used to hide the mess.
The amount of blood on the tracks was horrific. It was a dark cloudy afternoon and one could see the rain falling in the huge pool of blood. Looked more like a small lake as it was mixed with water that the rescue team used to wash away the blood. That moment in time didn't seem real. Took some footage of the rescue team below - no blood/only 18 seconds.
The JR Yamanote line resumed service after about 20 mins.

I guess theres not much point asking in the polls "have you died before?" so I guess it will be "have you been in a serious accident before?"

The worse accidents that I've been through have been falls from skiing or roller blading - all three times involving injury to me legs/knees/ankles that left me limping for months ToT - and they all happened since I arrived in Japan ^^;
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D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
It is always quite emotionally disturbing and depressing to see that kind of stuff happen, but it can't be helped somehow. Hope that does not happen too often...
I also hope that the anti-suicide campaign you have shown us a bit ago works, at least for a minimum.
(ID #158674) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:12
Panther in Urban Hell (Singapore)
Deathseeker
Registered on 2007/12/24 09:20
He could have chosen a better way to go.
(ID #158675) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:16
jonhohx in Adelaide working to go to Tokyo
Government agent
Registered on 2007/05/14 19:31
sometimes i think its best not to look so as not to de-sensitise myself...but then human curiosity is a strange thing.
(ID #158677) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:21
ornehx in Penang, Malaysia
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
Registered on 2007/12/25 23:02
first off, i really do hope that person has finally found his peace. Please grant him peace.

I only involve in a bad sports injury, during a football game, i got knee'ed on my lap - resulted in a 4cm long torn muscle. In bed for 2 weeks - as my leg could not bend.
(ID #158678) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:22
e-jump in Malaysia
Test Engineer
Registered on 2007/12/22 21:34
Should put a poll "have you witnessed accidents before?"

Train accident, nope. Road accident yes. Saw a car crossing a juction trying to beat the red traffic light, hitting 2 motorcyclist from another direction who tried to beat the green light. 2 idiots = massive FAIL.
(ID #158679) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:23
Rin in Canada
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
People sometimes take the easy way to end their life. In front of everyone too. Still, who would take their own life. I've been in a skiing accident once. I broke my leg. That was hell...
After that, I haven't skied since that...
(ID #158682) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:32
Registered on 2008/06/21 09:19
OMG!   i´ve never seen that kind of  accident EVER! thank god!

That reminds me a kirai post about suicides..  

oh, lamentable.
(ID #158684) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:42
Sushimushi in N. Sembilan, Malaysia
Full-time supervisor, part-time gamer
Registered on 2008/03/19 21:47
Rest in peace man..
By the way I've never involved in a serious accident and never witnessed one..If I do..That image will be in my head for years..
(ID #158685) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:45
achraf1989 in morocco
student
Registered on 2007/07/07 20:34
Yup this sucks i lived the same experience here but it was outside the station near our school i actually saw the guy Jump and the result of the impact it just sucks very disturbing 
(ID #158687) Posted on 2008/03/19 23:54
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
Fortunately, never been in a serious accident.
Once I called an ambulance for a kid... about 12 yrs old who was skating near my friends house, fell, and had an exposed fracture on his arm.

I could see his bone sticking out...

As for me, well, I burned both my hands one time (little accident while rappelling), and still have an ugly scar on my arm because of a skating accident (coincidentally).

But those were only superficial... never had fractures or stuff like that.
(ID #158691) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:14
Oat in Thailand
Engineer
Registered on 2008/03/19 23:45
once a man who been hit by a train that i'am on and he is under my feet!! broken rip near death
they have to move the train a bit in order to remove him from underneath far more spooky!! 
(ID #158692) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:16
leefe in a tincan.
Lazyass human
Registered on 2007/08/15 20:25
Almost involved with a traffic accident once. A car smashed into a cab and the cab skidded right in front of where I was. Glass shrapnels everywhere but luckily all missed me. Drivers' were all alive and well fortunately. 
(ID #158694) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:18
Hayden in London, UK
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
Registered on 2007/01/06 05:53
well as far as accidents go - Ive been involved in a car accident.

Ive been narrowly missed by on coming busses but then that was down to me playing in traffic so doesnt count as an accident :P
(ID #158696) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:18
spyhunter in SF, CA
Designer
Registered on 2008/02/12 05:13
wow thats really freaky.
(ID #158698) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:22
Raf Holdrak in Tokyo
Random Random Objects Generator
Registered on 2008/03/17 11:27
My, those suicide guys...
I believe in the freedom of choosing the way to live and to die AS LONG AS IT KEEPS THE HARMONY WITH OTHERS.
What the hell are they thinking? There are better and less messy ways to kill yourself in the privacy of your home, no need to annoy others with your meaningless death by making it a big thing....
(ID #158699) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:24
radical anime fan in Dai-Singapore-dan. Hotter than Kamina and Lelouch combined.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
The closest to an accident I got was having to stay in the hospital for a mild concussion; ran on a wet floor, fell, and very nearly cracked my head open like a nut. :P

It must be pretty horrifying to have seen everything ; the poor dude disappears in a cloud of red... *shivers* Seeing people dead in images is one thing; seeing it in real life is entirely different.
(ID #158700) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:26
Haseo in USA
Professional Slacker ;D
Registered on 2007/12/04 14:22
Oh wow, that's horrible. :/
(ID #158701) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:27
Kazearashi in Indonesia --> Singapore
Animation Student
Registered on 2008/03/10 13:26
Accident... Hmm I fell of my motorbike a few times.. xD The first time i fell was the worst one, other than that only minor injury... xD xD
(ID #158702) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:28
ElShaz in Puerto Rico
Self Employed // Graphic Artist // Clothing
Registered on 2008/01/22 00:03
I was attacked by a dog. I used to play basketball and all that when I was a kid, played for my school, not to shabby. Then a dog bit me and torn my calf muscle. SO yeah, Since then, I can't jump as I used to, which led to me quitting basketball forever.

After that, it's just been me falling and stuff like that, nothing too serious ^^''.
(ID #158704) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:32
Hirito in The Little Red Dot - Singapore
ORD!! Now awaiting Uni admission.
Registered on 2007/09/01 18:24
Haven't really had serious injuries, only "stupidity at work" sports types.

Attempted to perform a spinning move on rollerblades which will only one wheel still in contact with the ground, usually did it correctly but this once I lost control, spinning way too fast, banged straight into the wall face first. Snapped one of my front tooth in half, bleed non-stop for over an hour while I head to a dentist. Also had some bruises on my right arm which is still barely visible.

Another time was playing basketball, did a 3-point shot, landed awkwardly and strain/twisted my ankle. Took me 45mins to hop my way to the school's office and was out of action for 2-3 weeks.

Or maybe a "serious" possible close accident was running out of oxygen while still 18 metres underwater (scuba diving). Thank god for diving buddies (shared oxygen with me), was too absorbed into the scenery.
(ID #158705) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:33
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth
Student and full-time otaku
Registered on 2007/12/19 00:24
Nasty...have images of Gantz ep 1 in my mind now. Thankfully I've never been in a bad accident before (*knock on wood*), although my neck has been more sensitive since I fell off my bike a few years back
(ID #158709) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:38
OtakuFuel in The Local Group
Anime Retailer
Registered on 2007/10/21 13:21
I totaled my mom's BMW right after I got my drivers license, and had several staples in my head and about wiped out my passenger. :( 
We both eventually made a full physical recovery...
My friend was a paramedic, so he has told me some stories before, I had to make him stop. ugh...
Thanks for sparing the gore on this post. ;)
(ID #158710) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:40
wcloudx in Singapore
Artist
Registered on 2008/01/12 03:00
That is just horrible...really don't know what to say > _ <
(ID #158713) Posted on 2008/03/20 00:49
nya-chama in London, United Kingdom
Student/Freelance Programmer
Registered on 2007/10/31 09:18
I've seen someone fall out of a moving train before just as we arrived @ a station. It was on the British Railways, on those very, very, very old trains where you open the doors manually.
When we are in a real hurry, we opened them before the train comes to a complete halt and jump off when it slows down enough, but some kid accidentally fell off too early and hit the platform at horrible speeds. He bounced a good 20ft leaving a trail of blood.

We didn't move him in case his neck was broken and waited for the ambulance. It was horrible, he looked like a rag doll.
(ID #158720) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:02
Timotei in Sweden
NEET
Registered on 2008/02/17 09:28
Ah, thank god that I've never seen this kinda accident up close. 

Kinda impressing that the JR Yamanote line resumed it's services after 20 min. I guess they are pretty used to this kinda thing. =/ 

My worst accident happend to me when I was around 3-4 years old. I only cut my eye open, thankfully I regained sight after several weeks. Though my vision on the left eye is not 100% perfect. 

(ID #158722) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:08
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
i guess for some people, suicide is their easy way out...

i don't think i've had any major accident.
(ID #158724) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:11
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
oh gosh how awful o_o; my stomach kinda turned a bit at your description, I don't envy you seeing what you saw (ie. blood etc).

I got bumped by a car before while crossing at the traffic light (it was my right of way) but thankfully car was not moving too fast and I could jump up almost straight away (with some scrapes on my elbow and feeling very worked up ^^; ) I figured if I had sat there the guy would had probably continue driving =_=

Thankfully he was somewhat responsible -- didn't drive off and allowed me to take down his car license number, and offered to take me to a clinic or hospital.  I didn't want to get into the car of a stranger tho -- he was in a hurry to a clinic cos he has the runs from food poisoning -- dunno to laugh or cry when I heard him say it but I was literally hyperventilating from mild shock o_o Don't want to be bumped by car again even tho it wasn't a serious accident, the afer effects is not good...
(ID #158726) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:16
eddie in tokyo
creative
Registered on 2006/12/31 09:53
Oh man. That sux. Now, I'll always remember this and I'm sure I'll look into the tracks everytime I'm in Akiba...

Did you really have to go look and take pics?? You sicko otaku... hahaha
(ID #158727) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:16
sulk in Toronto, Canada
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
Registered on 2007/04/02 13:04
Wow 20minutes to get the train back on service. Here in Toronto, if someone jumps, they dont tell you that it happened, just that the line is closed. And its typically closed for a good 3 hours.

But when I was little I stood to close to someone playing baseball, and got hit in the head with the baseball bat. Didn''t feel a thing, but I still got the scar.
(ID #158729) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:18
xmetallicx in Singapore
Student || Musician
Registered on 2007/09/01 17:44
mm worst i ever had was while running, i accdentally slipped on some sand and gravel and end up landing on that same sand and gravel. Resulted in 4 stitches in the mouth and elbow. Major Face plant.
(ID #158730) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:25
NMOtaku in Los Lunas, NM USA
Student/Someting/Pharm Tech
Registered on 2007/11/14 02:09
Yeah last here the train ran into two cars in a few weeks in a row and they all died and luckily my mom was not on those trains.

I have been rear ended, saw people get stabbed in the head (High school girls attacking each other) having guns pulled out and almost firing, being right next to a car crash while it was happening while I was driving in the next lane and saw the whole thing, and had my left arm broken in two places. 

It's a crazy crazy world and half of that just happened last year, the stabbing and the train crashes.

I almost lost my mind during those times but I am still here. I helped out on those stabbings and armed incidents. Too much blood.   
(ID #158734) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:35
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
i was knocked down by a motorcycle more than 10 years ago. i was my fault really. i should have looked when crossing the road. left leg was in a cast for weeks.
(ID #158744) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:50
gurugurutrex in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Registered on 2007/11/08 03:37
Aaaah, that's awful. =(
Lucky me I never have a big accident before. The worst one I had was I hit my forehead and got 3 stitches when I was a kid.
(ID #158746) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:53
xenohawk in Tokyo, Japan
Programmer, Web Developer / Web Designer
Registered on 2007/07/16 13:59
Oh wow... it happen train accident so common in Tokyo I didn't even stop to think about it after a while until I saw this.

My last serious accident was when I got pushed into concrete stairs and knocked my head right on the edge of the steps. I was in primary school that time and was in total shock as red liquid kept dripping non-stop. Up till now I still have a faint scar from the stitches and the memory of it.  
(ID #158747) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:55
Brian the Bear in San Jose, California
Engineer
Registered on 2008/03/14 11:41
Man it sucks to hear/confirm that suicide from Japan train is still common.

My Accidents:

> Got a rear bumper hit from a car going 40 mph while I was stopping on at a red light - couldn't twist my neck properly for a year

> A car was turning and I got hit by it while I was biking and lost a lot of blood that day.

> My bike's front wheel fell off and landed smack on my forehead (thankfully was wearing a helmet - WEAR YOUR HELMETS!), came off with a sprained wrist and minor cuts - luckily

> Someone kicked their heavy sandals off accidentally and hit my nuts, couldn't stand for like 15 minutes... luckily I recovered
(ID #158748) Posted on 2008/03/20 01:56
Lurker
Registered on 2008/03/09 00:28
Sucks to be in a such place :/
As for me - I have seen quite a few accidents IRL , the one that  still pops in my head is a failed suicide - a guy tried to kill himself by jumping from a building (8 floors) , but unluckily for him he didn't die.I was walking around with friends and we saw an ambulance so we checked it out.The guy was bleeding like hell and..let's just say it wasn't a nice view.Can't get rid of that memory ever since. :/
(ID #158750) Posted on 2008/03/20 02:05
wickedclown in California, USA
Otaku, Computer tech, Student
Registered on 2007/12/07 21:33
I've been in way too many of the average accidents lol.  The worse of them I can remember would be flying off a mountain side going around 40 MPH on my bike, couldn't walk for 2 months after that one.  When I was a little kid (maybe like 8 or so) my cousin and I were playing with an office chair that happened to be outside at the time, I ended up flying off of it when she was spinning it an hit my forehead smack on the concrete ground, had to have stitches for that one.  Other than that I've just been in a whole lot of little accidents, falling off bikes, skateboards, skates, etc.  Oh yeah and I put a hole in my knee with the sharp corner of a hammer once.
(ID #158751) Posted on 2008/03/20 02:09
JB. in S. California
Creative Director
Registered on 2008/02/18 01:49
I've survived two wars... I guess those were serious accidents since it wasn't my choice for being there.
(ID #158753) Posted on 2008/03/20 02:28
Amiantos in Illinois USA
Student/Part-Time Worker
Registered on 2007/11/30 13:45
I always find it depressing that a person has died/committed suicide.

My accidents

>> I was out biking with a few friends and I lost my footing on a pedal and my skull smashed against the street fracturing it causing me to have a severe concussion.

>> Was in a fireworks accident.  Family had bought a ton of fireworks and I was helping with the bigger ones that year and one was defective and blew up and shrapnel sliced my right wrist.
(ID #158754) Posted on 2008/03/20 02:41
JockeII in Sweden
NEET
Registered on 2008/01/19 23:21
Luckily you don't have many accident when going hikikomori mode. ヾ(´∀`*)ノ
(ID #158757) Posted on 2008/03/20 02:53
YoShI in Calgary, Canada
Stealthy Ninja, Life support.
Registered on 2008/01/15 12:41
guess i'm sorta used to seeing stuff like this since i'm also an EMT for the city here.
(ID #158764) Posted on 2008/03/20 03:30
the great paul in Brooklyn, New York
Poor College Student
Registered on 2008/03/14 09:02
the worse that happened to me was when a parked car got ran over by me on my bike and left me with a scar on my ankle
(ID #158767) Posted on 2008/03/20 03:42
adan in Fiber Optic, Indonesia
Web Designer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:22
OMG!... this remind me with a Suicide Clube movie >.< ... Yuck! It's very @&#^%$@#.

I hope no more "that kind" image saved in my brain.

But why do people suicide? Live is to good. There's so many figures i haven't buy yet. So many Animes I haven't watch yet, and so many mangas I havn't read yet. So i have to spent my live as valuable as possible.
(ID #158775) Posted on 2008/03/20 04:10
AndyH in Birmingham, UK
3D artist
Registered on 2006/12/25 10:08
Christ! Thats nasty! Its one of those things i done ever really want to see, but when it happens everyone is drawn to it and wants a glimpse of gore.

Im surprised it happened at Akiba station of all places though. Crazy suicidal fools - life aint that bad - you live in Tokyo for a start!
(ID #158776) Posted on 2008/03/20 04:12
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
I live a fairly safe live and have had little accidents over the years, probably because I don't try to do the unusual stuffs ^^

Everyday is so heavily routinized~ Get up in the morning, go to the uni, back from the uni, take a bath, rest, study, eat, study again.. >_<
(ID #158777) Posted on 2008/03/20 04:13
mavadotar in Peterborough/Ottawa, Canada
Game Development Student
Registered on 2007/12/11 19:26
I got hit by a truck while I was riding down my road in the dark. I was really lucky and turned out fine except for some cuts and bruises.
(ID #158788) Posted on 2008/03/20 04:51
NekokoNeko in Long Beach, CA, USA
computer business Infomation system
Registered on 2007/11/30 13:44
I guess those anti-suicide ads didn't help this person...
(ID #158790) Posted on 2008/03/20 05:01
Saku in Toronto
Web Developer
Registered on 2008/02/07 23:38
Fortunately enough, I've never been into any serious accidents XD
(ID #158802) Posted on 2008/03/20 05:50
Krim in need of hug.
Failure
Registered on 2007/10/28 14:55
that music playing would be more than enough to make me want to jump XD
seriously though, i feel bad about the incident. with this kind of thing happening i would expect there to be some kind of system devised to prevent people from getting on the tracks when a train is not stationed. What i would do is place a wall between the station and the tracks and have doors aligned with the trains that open with the train doors.
(ID #158805) Posted on 2008/03/20 06:07
bob-san in Madison WI
Administrative Assistant
Registered on 2007/02/22 23:27
I've not been in a serious accident per se.  More like right next to it with option to join in.

I was getting on the Interstate when a Semi refused to merge over for incoming traffic.  I had to speed ahead to avoid getting creamed.  but the poor woman behind me got side-swiped and had to pull over (Where I then stopped to help her). 

As I was helping her, the Interstate traffic slowed down to avoid any further problems (Which was good because in my infinite stupidity, I was standing on the driver's side of her car (3 feet from speeding traffic).  Some guy though, missed the fact that traffic was slowing, swerved off the road to avoid rear-ending someone, and hit her car instead, sending a shower of shrapnel at me.

Fortunately it wasn't bad, but one false step back or one large hunk of metal and..bye-bye Bob
(ID #158806) Posted on 2008/03/20 06:09
Tanario in Esbjerg, Denmark
Study
Registered on 2007/11/03 03:50
I guess i've been kinda lucky, been in lot of serious accidents, but no really serious damage has ever occured to me.

Two times i dropped from high places an hit my head. Got run over by a jet ski. The most serious though was when i was out diving and got taken by the current and thrown against a reef or rocks with sharp edges i guess you can call them, i somehow got out of that with only minor cuts all over my body, but it has let to quite a big fear of water.
(ID #158807) Posted on 2008/03/20 06:11
Tempest in Germany
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
I guess this accident ruins good mood from walking through Akiba very quickly :/

I love risky sports so I had a few accidents but only one of them left me in the hospital for 2 weeks. I broke both bones in my right leg while skating, my foot was twisted 90° to the right. The ridiculous thing about it is that it happened while doing something easy - skating a small ramp. The ramp was still wet from the day before and I didn't notice it, slipped and *crack*
(ID #158810) Posted on 2008/03/20 06:16
Registered on 2008/01/14 06:28
Wow, what a freaky coincidence. I honestly just watched 自殺