A cyclist was fatally hit by a train on Monday in the town of Gières, in Isère.
The 27-year-old man was struck down on a level crossing in the early morning, reports France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Alerted by witnesses, the emergency services went to the scene but could do nothing to save the victim.
According to
Le Dauphiné Libéré
, the cyclist was going to his place of work and entered the railway line connecting Grenoble to Chambéry while the security barriers were down.
The train struck him at an estimated speed of 120 km / h.
The trail of the accident
An investigation has been opened but the police strongly favor the thesis of the accident.
Officials believe the young man, who used to take this path, must have thought he had time to cross before the train passed.
A teenage girl who attended the drama would have confirmed this hypothesis, specifies the regional daily.
🔴 7:41 am: a train struck a person in Grenoble-Gières.
Traffic is interrupted between Montmélian and Gières.
Traffic is also very disrupted for the axes around Grenoble.
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SNCF traffic was heavily impacted in the area on Monday, in both directions of traffic, indicates France 3. No train has circulated from Gières to Montmélian in the morning.
The Grenoble-Valence and Grenoble-Rives axes were also disrupted.
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