A 15-year-old boy died Friday evening in the town of Relecq-Kerhuon, near Brest (Finistère).
He had just gotten off a TER and was mowed down by a TGV as he crossed the tracks on a passage provided for this purpose, reports Le Télégramme.
The train driver, very shocked, was taken care of by a psychological unit.
No breakdown of signaling infrastructure
An investigation was immediately opened by the prosecution, which favors the accidental track.
The signaling of the passage of trains was tested on Saturday morning and did not prove to be defective.
According to the SNCF, the Relecq-Kerhuon station is not identified as a dangerous site, specify our colleagues.
But some residents disagree.
In addition, parents of students had alerted in 2020 to the lack of security at the station.
The mayor of the town, interviewed by
Le Télégramme
, confirms that work had been carried out in collaboration with the SNCF to raise awareness of the passage of the tracks.
The elected official does not rule out returning to the railway company after this tragic accident.
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