A miraculous accident occurs in which a whale sculpture saves a train that is about to derail and fall
A subway derailment occurred in
Berging ontspoord metrostel Spijkenisse begint dinsdag; twee woningen worden ontruimd --Rijnmond
https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/200712/Berging-ontspoord-metrostel-Spijkenisse-begint-dinsdag-twee-woningen-worden-ontruimd
Ontwerper walvisstaart onder metro:'Dat het kunstwerk zo sterk is, verbaast me' --Rijnmond
https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/200705/Ontwerper-walvisstaart-onder-metro-Dat-het-kunstwerk-zo-sterk-is-verbaast-me
At midnight on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, local time, a derailment occurred at De Akkers Station, the terminal station of the Rotterdam Metro 's north-south line in Rotterdam , the Netherlands. The details of the accident are unknown at the time of writing the article, but the derailed vehicle ran on the whale tail sculpture at De Akkers station and stopped, avoiding the fall.
De Akkers station is the terminal station, but the track extends further from the platform of the station to the terminal side (left) ...
At its end is a sculpture named ' Walvisstaarten (whale tail)'.
According to
Spijkenisse --Walvisstaarten
A derailed subway car ran on this whale tail sculpture and stopped. The sculpture of the whale's tail is located about 10 meters above the water, making it difficult to retrieve the vehicle. Spijkenisse City Hall plans to install scaffolding around the scaffolding to place a crane car to retrieve the vehicle near the sculpture. In addition, it is necessary to evacuate the people living in the two surrounding houses in order to collect the vehicle.
Below is a subway car riding on a whale tail sculpture
The creator of the sculpture, Struijs, is also the architect who designed the De Akkers station. According to him, the whale tail sculpture was installed at the end of the railroad track because of the support of local residents. Struijs initially tried to install a whale tail sculpture, but 'gradually leaned towards the idea of trying another idea.' However, after receiving a voice from local residents saying, 'I should have promised to install a whale tail sculpture!', He explained that he finally decided to install two whale tail sculptures at the end of the railroad track. I am. 'I'm surprised that the sculpture is very sturdy,' Struijs said, adding that he hopes the sculpture will be restored.
Mr. Struijs taking a picture of a subway car riding on a sculpture of a whale's tail that he made
In addition, no passengers were on the subway car that caused the derailment accident, and the driver who was driving was also intact. Local police are interviewing the driver, but at the time of writing the article, details of the derailment were not revealed.
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