June 14th 2024.
Witnesses at Banbury railway station in Oxfordshire were shocked when a terrifying incident unfolded before their eyes. A baby's pram had somehow rolled onto the tracks, and as a Cross Country train failed to stop at the platform, it clipped the side of the pram. The impact sent the buggy spinning down the platform, eventually landing on its side.
The baby's mother and grandmother, who had been desperately trying to stop the collision, looked on in horror as the pram teetered dangerously close to the tracks. Thankfully, someone was able to rescue the baby before any harm could come to them. Paramedics were immediately called, but to everyone's relief, the three-month-old was unharmed.
According to a source in the railway industry, the incident occurred because the train driver had mistakenly thought his train had eight carriages instead of four. As a result, the train ended up stopping much further down the platform than expected. It's still unclear how the pram ended up rolling towards the moving train in the first place.
The incident has raised concerns about the safety measures in place at Banbury railway station. This comes as CrossCountry, the train operator, was recently given renewed contracts by the Department for Transport, despite only half of its trains arriving on time in 2023. Both Network Rail and CrossCountry Trains have been contacted for comment on the matter.
It's a miracle that the baby was unharmed in this frightening incident. Let's hope that proper measures will be taken to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. Our thoughts are with the baby and their family, and we are grateful to the brave individuals who were able to rescue them from harm's way. Reporting by Chris Pollard.
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