Transilien driver writes heartwarming message on Twitter to the woman he saved from suicide

It’s a tweet that feels good in these hectic times. That of a train conductor of the Transilien U line, who was able to avoid a suicide on Tuesday evening at his terminus in La Défense.

And who this Wednesday morning addressed, with kindness, to the stranger who could have passed under her train: “Madam, this evening at La Défense you wanted to leave us, but you did not choose the right train, mine. I saw you from afar despite the darkness of the station and I spared you within 2 meters ”. He goes on to wish him “with this new luck” … to “have a better life than the one which pushed you to make this desperate gesture”.

A thread read by more than 8,000 Twitter users. “As for me, continues Seb the mechanic, I have taken my little path. I have finished my day of service. Can’t wait to get back to the depot, take my car back home. Being greeted by my dog ​​at my doorstep, my wife who was waiting for me with pancakes and hugged my child who was sleeping peacefully. Simple everyday things that keep us hanging on to life ”.

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As an aside, he tells us, “I already had my hand on the brake and I mechanically increased my braking then I hit the emergency push-button which is in all the trains”. The button that allows you to quickly stop the brakes. “I stopped two or three meters from the lady. It was then taken care of by colleagues ”.

“Personal accidents”, as they are modestly called, unfortunately occur every two to three days on the Transilien network. SNCF, however, prefers to remain discreet on the subject, fearing that by talking about it, their number may increase. Because, beyond the already dramatic human loss, these accidents generate real traumas in train drivers. “It is our obsession” told Christian, to the Parisian in 2017.

For several years, SNCF and RATP have been thinking about solutions to avoid acting out, drawing inspiration from experiences abroad. In Tokyo, Japan, blue lights have been installed on the quay, supposed to calm the spirits. The platform curtains, currently being tested on the Ile-de-France network, make it possible to limit passages on the tracks. And soon, smart cameras might also be able to recognize the warning signs of a fatal move.