- The cyclist ignored the lowered barriers and pedaled straight onto the tracks.
CCTV footage captured the dramatic moment a cyclist was nearly crushed by a train after attempting to ride his bike on railway tracks.
The offending cyclist ignored lowered barriers and warning signs and cycled straight onto the tracks in Oud-Heverlee, Belgium, last Thursday.
He missed the oncoming train by just a few inches, while the front wheel of his bicycle was crushed under the train and sent flying.
The cyclist was just inches away from being hit by the train, but was thrown backwards by the impact.
The moment the cyclist’s bike gets trapped under the train and flies away
The cyclist was thrown backwards and appeared shaken by the crash.
He was seen limping back to the tracks, clutching his right leg and picking up the mangled remains of his bicycle. Video shows the train coming to a stop after the crash.
At the end of the clip, a driver of a car that has stopped behind barriers on the opposite side of the tracks can be seen interacting with the cyclist.
The cyclist is thrown backwards after the crash and can be seen limping to retrieve the remains of his bike.
At the end of the clip, the cyclist can be seen talking to a driver in a car that has stopped at the barriers.
Local media reported that rail traffic between Waver and Sint-Joris-Weert was disrupted by the accident.
Paramedics treated the unnamed cyclist at the scene, but it is unclear whether he required hospital treatment.
