Passenger asks train station staff to check on ‘sick man’ fearing he has frozen to death, before the hilarious truth is revealed
- Emma Obank was on a train passing through Woking, Surrey, when she saw the figure.
- South Western Railway responded to her tweet, telling her it was a statue.
A concerned female passenger’s tweet went viral after she asked train station staff members to check on a man who appeared to have “froze to death” only to be told he was a statue.
Emma Obank, an agent who works in television and film, was on a train passing Woking railway station in Surrey when she saw what she thought was a man sitting on a bench looking sick and covered in snow.
Emma contacted South Western Railway on Twitter and asked them to check if she was okay.
Emma wrote: ‘Hello, I’ve just been on the train through Woking. It seemed that there was a very sick man on Platform 1 in a bank. Can the station staff check that you are ok?
The railway company responded by asking where it was on the platform and Emma told them that the figure was sitting under a canopy.
Emma Obank, an agent who works in television and film, was on a train passing Woking railway station in Surrey when she saw what she thought was a man sitting on a bench looking sick and covered in snow.
Pictured: The statue at Woking train station
Emma contacted South Western Railway on Twitter and asked them to check if she was okay.
The railway company responded by asking for the platform he was on and Emma told them that the figure was sitting under a canopy.
The response Emma received was not what she expected
However, the response Emma received was not what she expected.
South Western Railway wrote: ‘Okay, Emma. It is a permanent fixture at the station, it is one of a series of sculptures around the city.
Emma replied: ‘Oh, thank goodness! It was covered in snow so I thought someone had frozen to death!
Twitter users were quick to comment on the exchange.
Pictured: Woking train station (archive photo). In response to Emma’s tweet, the South Western Railway wrote: ‘Okay Emma. It is a permanent fixture at the station, it is one of a series of sculptures around the city.
The incident took place in March 2018, but the tweet continues to receive a positive response after Emma reposted it on the anniversary of the event.
One person posted: ‘This must be the funniest thing I’ve seen online today.’
Another wrote: “To be fair, it doesn’t look good.”
The incident took place in March 2018, but the tweet continues to receive a positive response after Emma reposted it on the anniversary of the event.
Earlier this week, Emma tweeted: “5 years since this crazy moment, never gets old.”
Commenters described the interaction as “golden” and assured her that it’s an easy mistake to make because the statue looks so realistic.
A South Western Railway spokesman said: “We can confirm Seated Man is still doing well, but we are pleased that our customers are willing to look out for one another.”
