Trespasser jumps from railroad trestle near Tinker Creek, Roanoke VA
A trespasser was seen on a railroad trestle near (name withheld) Creek in Virginia. As the train approached, the person jumped off the trestle. The train crew confirms the trespasser was not struck but might be injured from the fall. Emergency services have been requested to check the individual's condition.
Audio|Source: Norfolk Southern Greater Roanoke Area
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Transcript:
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Emergency, emergency,
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emergency, over.
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Go ahead, Ever.
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One south yard, ready to go east, over.
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All right, please, here, move east south, number one, staff, (name withheld), signal on occasion, ever.
00:17
All right, move out of south yard, uh, signal on case, thank you.
00:23
278 in the emergency here, Chief.
00:26
The trestle here at (name withheld) Creek, we come around the curb and auto control.
00:32
There was a trespasser on the trestle.
00:35
He did jump. We didn't get him. He did jump. It's not a very hard jump. He may be hurt, but I was thinking he's not alive.
00:44
We are in emergency here. I did put the train in emergency pool.
00:48
Okay, I understand, training and emergency, trespasser jumped off the trestle.
00:54
You guys didn't hit him, but he jumped off, someone who's fall, maybe he's injured. You guys are okay, I reckon over? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're fine, we're fine. Like I said, it's right here on the greenway under the trestle with (name withheld) Creek.
01:08
They can't get in here if they need to come check on them.
01:12
Okay, I'd like to get some folks out there to come see, come check on them anyway.
01:17
All right, so we are, we are still in the switch so first the (name withheld) Creek connection when I put it in emergency.
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Location mentioned:
Tinker Creek, Virginia
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