A train in the Netherlands landed on a whale tail sculpture after crashing through a barrier. Luckily, there were no passengers on board and the driver was able to leave the train himself, before going to hospital for a check-up.
As you can see, the train itself suffered great damage in the crash. But this damage could have been far worse if it hadn't been for the whale tail, which is now supporting a carriage 10 metres above a footpath and a body of water.
A local person who was woken up by the crash said, "It was a noise that lasted two or three seconds. I realized there was something on the tail. I thought, 'Something very strange is happening here.'"
Now, the task for authorities is finding out why the train ran off the rail, and how it can land on the whale tail. A police spokesperson told local media, "It is at a height of 10 meters at the end of the rail. It will be quite an exercise. It will take some time." The driver has now been arrested and is being questioned by police.
The sculpture by Maarten Struijs, creatively named Whale Tails, was installed in 2002 and was intended to represent the end of the line, which it really does now. Perhaps they should just leave the carriage there and make it part of the sculpture? They would certainly save a lot of trouble.
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