Date: 21/04/2014

A US senator has had a close call with a train during a news conference on rail safety. Richard Blumenthal was standing close to the platform edge during a speech by Milford Mayor Ben Blake, when a train hurtled past, disturbing a diagram. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Near miss at train safety briefing

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US senator Richard Blumenthal has had a close call with a train during a news conference on rail safety.