Made contact with pantograph structure, supplying 12,500 volts.

From NY Post:


http://nypost.com/...ies-from-injuries/

I'm sorry but who is he?

Posted by esprod I'm sorry but who is he?

Apparently, a male model, who was due to appear on t.v. series. I never heard of him, but am not into popular culture figures. I think the Post link failed. Here's one from the NY Daily News:


http://www.nydaily...-article-1.2005528


I thought it was of interest due to possible dangers of train hopping, etc.

Posted by electric_dreams Apparently, a male model

If there's anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because they have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we, too, can't not die in a freak train pantograph accident.

Posted by Harvestman If there's anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because they have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we, too, can't not die in a freak train pantograph accident.

Flawless application of this quote, good sir.

Posted by electric_dreams I thought it was of interest due to possible dangers of train hopping, etc.

I would think those dangers would already be apparent to most people. Regardless, this is a good reason to try to explore only when you have a clear mind.

For the 3 people on the internet who haven't seen this yet:

Posted by Emperor Wang For the 3 people on the internet who haven't seen this yet:

I've seen it 100 times and it's still not enough