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Whale Tails Sculpture Stops Metro Train From Falling Into Water in Netherlands - Photos, Video

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Whale Tails Sculpture Stops Metro Train From Falling Into Water in Netherlands - Photos, Video

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© AP Photo / Peter DejongThe whale's tail of a sculpture caught the front carriage of a metro train as it rammed through the end of an elevated section of rails with the driver escaping injuries in Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

The whale's tail of a sculpture caught the front carriage of a metro train as it rammed through the end of an elevated section of rails with the driver escaping injuries in Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An out-of-control metro train has penetrated the barrier in the northern Dutch city of Spijkenisse and was stopped from falling into the water by a sculpture that features the tails of two whales, the Dutch News channel reported on Monday.

According to the media, the train driver managed to leave the train in advance and there were no passengers on the train during the accident.

The mishap occurred at the De Akkers metro station, where trains terminate from metro routes C and D. Metro services between Spijkenisse and neighbouring Rotterdam were suspended.

The sculpture, Whale Tails, made of polyester, was designed by Maarten Struijs and mounted in Spijkenisse in 2002.

November 2, 2020