Shocking CCTV footage shows man letting toddlers play on railway tracks as train approaches
Disturbing CCTV footage shows a man letting two children play on live railway lines while one of the toddlers exclaims: "There's a train coming!"
The clip is among several incidents in a CCTV compilation released by Network Rail, showing people risking their lives at footpath level crossings in Worcestershire and the West Midlands.
Other incidents include youths doing one-armed push ups, dog walkers sitting their pets on the tracks for photos, and two people walking a dog across the lines just eight seconds before a high-speed train passes.
In the clip of the man letting two toddlers play on the railway lines, the man is looking at his phone while the youngest child shouts that a train is approaching.
However, the man does not move and continues to look at his phone. Network Rail says the three were caught on camera on the tracks for over a minute and a half.
The dangerous behaviour was caught on covert cameras and the footage has now been released as a safety warning to others.
Nearly 50 cases of misuse have been either reported by train drivers or caught on hidden cameras in Worcestershire and the West Midlands so far in 2023.
