Leo J. Pambianchi saved Max E. Linder from being struck by a train, Pownal, Vermont, March 1, 1978. When his two-door sedan plunged down the bank of a railroad cut and landed astride the rails of a track on which a freight train was approaching, Linder, 69, remained in the driver’s seat, badly dazed. Pambianchi, 66, horse trainer, descended the steep rocky bank, moved onto the track, and opened the passenger door of the automobile. He pulled Linder out of the sedan and was holding him in a standing position between the rails when the train rounded a curve about 80 feet away. As Pambianchi lifted Linder and began carrying him out of the train’s path, he stumbled and fell toward the bank. Pambianchi landed on top of Linder and remained in that position as the train passed, striking the sedan and pushing it about 720 feet before stopping. 56144-6336
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