A train that shot through a stop block was saved from a plunge into the water below - by a sculpture of a whale's tail, Sky News reports. The metro train was left balancing on the tail fins - known as "flukes" – 10 meter above the ground near the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. The driver was able to leave the train himself and was taken to hospital for a check-up. The sculpture Whale Tails, is made of polyester and is the work of Maarten Struijs. The tails were placed in the water at the end of the metro tracks in 2002.

Source: The Standard November 02, 2020 16:07 UTC