Tangui Binier
ON THE RECORD · 11 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“It was hard to witness”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Binier said this after describing his father carrying a girl with a broken hip out of the wreckage.
“We did not know what had happened until we took a step outside, and there there was evidence of what had happened.”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier described how passengers realized the extent of the disaster only after stepping outside.
“I'm really one of the most fortunate people and the luckiest person. I feel like just I'm so fortunate and I see other people who are not so fortunate, and I see them very close up. Sometimes you just ask yourself 'Why me?',”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier reflected on feeling fortunate compared to other passengers who were not as lucky.
“I don't know if that is something I will ever recover from.”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier expressed uncertainty about recovering from the trauma of what he witnessed.
“We saw the other train behind ours and we saw our train completely flipped over and the back side full of debris,”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier described seeing the other train and his own flipped-over train full of debris after exiting.
“the train started speeding”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier described how his train, which had been ordered to stop, suddenly began moving before the crash.
“suitcases started flying and people were screaming”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
A 22-year-old passenger on the Iryo train described the moment the train came to a halt after the crash.
“I don't know if I'll ever recover.”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Binier described seeing dead bodies and missing limbs after the crash.
“When I got out of the train I was in complete shock, complete awe. There were people in danger, it was very hard to see, there was dead bodies, there was missing limbs. ”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier described the shocking scene of dead bodies and missing limbs upon leaving the train.
“then it came to a sudden halt”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier described how his train suddenly sped up and then stopped abruptly before the crash.
“wires on the left side come down, and then there being just a lot of smoke behind us.”
Tangui Binier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Tangui Binier looked out the window after the sudden halt and saw damaged wires and smoke.