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| Man's arm trapped in train toilet | Man's arm trapped in train toilet |
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| A passenger on a French train had to be rescued by firemen after having his arm sucked down the on-board toilet. | A passenger on a French train had to be rescued by firemen after having his arm sucked down the on-board toilet. |
| The 26-year-old victim was trapped when he tried to fish out his mobile phone, which had fallen into the toilet bowl, and fell foul of the suction system. | The 26-year-old victim was trapped when he tried to fish out his mobile phone, which had fallen into the toilet bowl, and fell foul of the suction system. |
| The high-speed TGV train had to stop for two hours while firemen cut through the train's pipework. | The high-speed TGV train had to stop for two hours while firemen cut through the train's pipework. |
| The man was carried away by emergency services, with the toilet still attached to his arm. | The man was carried away by emergency services, with the toilet still attached to his arm. |
| "He came out on a stretcher, with his hand still jammed in the toilet bowl, which they had to saw clean off," said Benoit Gigou, a witness to the man's plight. | "He came out on a stretcher, with his hand still jammed in the toilet bowl, which they had to saw clean off," said Benoit Gigou, a witness to the man's plight. |
| The incident happened on Sunday evening, aboard a train travelling in western France between La Rochelle and Paris. | The incident happened on Sunday evening, aboard a train travelling in western France between La Rochelle and Paris. |