What is it with Australia? Some kind of fungus? Within the last year, there have been several well-publicized incidents where babies died when their jogging strollers rolled into harm’s way. The government responded with a set of pram “safety” standards (I ranted about them here) which had very little to do with the actual tragic accidents.
CNN International has a report of another, nearly identical accident, this time, incredibly, with a much different end. The baby lived. He and mom are reported to have been released from the hospital after being checked-over. It was very windy on the platform, and mom was filmed having trouble controlling the jogger. She pushed it away from the track, but apparently did not hold onto it or set the brakes.
Here’s a screenshot of the pram rolling onto the track as the train approaches the Aashburn railway station in Melbourne:
The article notes helpfully that “the incident came just a day after the launch of a public awareness campaign warning of the dangers of strollers on platforms”. Right.
Screenshot from Channel 7 via quietube.com
(A tip of the hat to Eph.)
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