– I “blacked out” on the festival grounds. When I woke up again a little later, I woke up on the railway tracks about two kilometers from the festival. – I woke up around 30 seconds before the train arrived, Simensen continues. The summer day in 2007 is described by the wheelchair rugby player himself as tragic. Because right before the end of the famous Roskilde festival, most things went wrong for Simensen. THANKS: Simensen is grateful to his family and other supporters who have helped him. Photo: Privat – I had been drinking quite heavily the last day and had a clear plan: I was going to see the Norwegian band “Datarock” at one of the last concerts. But I had been drinking all day, so I lost control over my alcohol intake, he describes to news. – Is this a dream? The native of Rogal, who was 26 at the time, lost control inside the festival area, and the next thing he remembers is waking up on a train track. – I just woke up, rubbed my eyes and looked around and just said “hey, where am I going”, before I saw the light of the train coming at full speed, he says. DELER: Simensen tells about the accident from 2007. Then the train ran over his legs and threw the young Norwegian away from the tracks. One by one, he watched the windows of the large means of transportation pass by. Simensen was conscious, but still did not fully understand what had happened. – Finally, the last carriage flew past with the red rear light and then I thought “Hey, isn’t that strange. Yes, yes, I get to come back to the festival”. When I was about to stand up, I realized that I have no legs. Then it’s like just “heh”. I had to pinch my arm and ask “is this a dream?” “No, it isn’t,” he quickly concluded. – Persisted for 45 minutes. He says that his experiences from the military came in handy when he realized what had happened. Point one was to check the damage, point two was to get to safety. – Point three was “where is my mobile phone?”. The mobile was in a side pocket of the trousers… I tried to look for my legs, but there was no chance, recalls Simensen. Once his legs were gone, it took time, a long time, before anyone even noticed him. In the dark on a train track in Denmark, the 26-year-old was hard to spot. According to Simensen, it took 45 minutes before he got help. – Seven trains passed me and no one saw me. It was quite dark and I was wearing dark clothes. Finally, there came a train that works on the railway line, the Norwegian Railways’ train. They came quite slowly, so it spotted me and called in. It took about three minutes and then it was glowing blue everywhere. When the ambulance arrived, he was lifted onto a stretcher. And amazingly, he was still conscious. – I could have bled to death and everything, but it went beyond all expectations. Simensen has previously told Dagbladet about the accident. – Song “Tore Tang” He believes part of the reason why it didn’t go really wrong was the thickness and heat of the train wheels. This meant that a black crust formed over the wounds and that it did not bleed as much. Simensen remembers one thing in particular from when he was carried up a slope at the scene of the accident. – I was given some morphine, and then absurd things can happen when you are in shock, so I started singing “Tore Tang” at the top of my lungs. I was probably a little light headed too. 14 hours later he woke up at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. The father, mother and middle brother had made the journey there. – I remember the Danish police coming. They were to ask about what had happened and whether there was anything criminal behind this. Then I said “Yes, I have a report to report, someone stole my legs”! Didn’t think he was a bit funny once. Took NM silver Just over a year and a half ago, Simensen found a great passion for wheelchair rugby. And during the NM week this year, he won silver with his team Rolling Thunder, which he also coaches. MEDAL WINNER: Despite a short time in the sport, Simensen took and made silver during the NM week in Trondheim. Photo: Victoria Walløe – It was absolutely epic. We’ve only been at it for a year and a half. It was absolutely enormous, he says of Monday’s silver medal. When news meets the native of Roga, he talks openly about the incident in 2007 and how much wheelchair rugby has meant in the past year. He believes that self-irony has become part of everyday life. – That self-irony greatly eases the depression that comes with it. Now he shares his ambitions and dreams for rugby further. – I look forward to developing myself further as a coach. We are going to a coaching course in August. I am thinking of joining our players who are in the national team and assisting the national team coach.
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