The first rabbit, running just outside the window, had wide-open eyes, as if the race against the train required a superhuman effort (or, rather, super-leporine, the lawyer thought).

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Mr Seddon told the court he was the first out of the vehicle and used a crook lock to smash open a window before helping to free his father and nephew before firefighters arrived and rescued his mother.

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