#### A 24-year-old Algerian man was arrested after he jumped onto an Austrian high-speed train to avoid missing it when he took a break for a cigarette.
### Man Leaps onto Moving High-Speed Train in Austria
### Man Leaps onto Moving High-Speed Train in Austria
#### An extraordinary incident in Austria sees a man attempt to board a speeding train after being left behind during a scheduled stop.
In a remarkable incident in Austria, a 24-year-old man from Algeria jumped onto a moving high-speed train after being left behind at a station because he stepped out for a cigarette. The event unfolded at St. Pölten, a station located approximately 64 kilometers west of Vienna, where the train had stopped.
As reported by local media, the man did not realize the train had started to depart while he was outside. In a desperate attempt to stay on board, he climbed onto the narrow space between two train carriages and began banging on the windows to alert passengers inside. This prompted the train conductor to perform an emergency stop to allow him back onto the train.
Upon boarding, the man reportedly engaged in a heated argument with the conductor. OBB, the Austrian railway company, confirmed that the train service running from Zurich, Switzerland, to Vienna was delayed by seven minutes due to this incident. An OBB spokesman warned that such reckless behavior could have fatal consequences, emphasizing the dangers of climbing onto a moving train.
The incident recalls a similar occurrence in Germany earlier this year when a fare-dodger, a Hungarian national, clung to the outside of a high-speed train after leaving his luggage onboard during a smoke break. He explained to authorities that he did not want to be separated from his belongings while they were still on the train.
The Algerian man has since been arrested following this unusual series of events, which raises awareness about safety and responsibility around train travel.
As reported by local media, the man did not realize the train had started to depart while he was outside. In a desperate attempt to stay on board, he climbed onto the narrow space between two train carriages and began banging on the windows to alert passengers inside. This prompted the train conductor to perform an emergency stop to allow him back onto the train.
Upon boarding, the man reportedly engaged in a heated argument with the conductor. OBB, the Austrian railway company, confirmed that the train service running from Zurich, Switzerland, to Vienna was delayed by seven minutes due to this incident. An OBB spokesman warned that such reckless behavior could have fatal consequences, emphasizing the dangers of climbing onto a moving train.
The incident recalls a similar occurrence in Germany earlier this year when a fare-dodger, a Hungarian national, clung to the outside of a high-speed train after leaving his luggage onboard during a smoke break. He explained to authorities that he did not want to be separated from his belongings while they were still on the train.
The Algerian man has since been arrested following this unusual series of events, which raises awareness about safety and responsibility around train travel.
