Runaway
Runaway noun - Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.
Stowaway
Stowaway noun - A person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage.
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Runaway Train, where the engineer has a heart attack and falls off the train, leaving only two stowaway convicts and an innocent woman aboard.
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