Monday, July 7, 2008

Passersby rescue man - Wheelchair wheels caught in tracks twice in one day


GALESBURG — A man became stuck in his wheelchair at the West Main Street railroad crossing twice Thursday. Maurice Fox’s motorized wheelchair became lodged when his wheels were trapped between the tracks while on his way to Aldi grocery store as a train approached.“The problem was as soon as the three of us started working on it, we could hear a train horn,” said Galesburg Fire Department Capt. Dan Foley. A frightened Fox said he didn’t know what to do when he became stuck. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Shop ABC TV