Groß Kreutz (dpa / bb) - A 16-year-old was hit by a regional train at Groß Kreutz station (Potsdam-Mittelmark) and was fatally injured.

According to initial findings, the young person was out and about with friends on BMX bikes, said a spokeswoman for the Brandenburg situation center on Monday evening.

The two friends would be given pastoral care.

Further details were initially not known.

The accident happened around 5 p.m.

The railway line was then closed until around 8:30 p.m.