Woman Falsely Accused of Stealing Train to Become Train Driver

20-year-old cleaning lady gets new job as compensation
By Ruth Brown,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 15, 2013 6:39 PM CDT
Woman Falsely Accused of Stealing Train to Become Train Driver
The train crash—which wasn't caused by the cleaner.   (AP Photo/Jonas Ekstr?mer)

Earlier this year, a cleaning lady was accused of stealing and crashing a train she was on in Stockholm. Turns out, she didn't do it. So to make up for the double blow of serious injuries from the crash and calling her a train thief in a story that went viral worldwide, her employer is now training her as a train driver, the Local reports. The company has also guaranteed the 20-year-old, known only as Sara, employment for life. In addition to the injuries, Sara says the accident left her with a new lease on life. "If I can survive that, I can survive anything," she says. (More Sweden stories.)

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