Two people were fatally hit by a TER on Sunday evening in Bernolsheim, in the Bas-Rhin, we learned on Monday from the firefighters.
The tragedy, the cause of which is still unknown, occurred around 8:30 p.m., the fire and rescue service said.
“The two victims were dead when help arrived,” said the firefighters.
It was a man in his forties and a second person whose age and gender could not be determined.
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Hypothesis of a suicide
The accident occurred “on the edge of the forest, Jean-Marc Dierse, the mayor of Bernolsheim, told AFP.
It is a place where there is no barrier, but there is no road, you have to really want to go there”.
He also hinted that the hypothesis of a suicide could be considered.
None of the 118 passengers was injured, according to the SNCF, which specifies that they were taken care of in buses.
A police investigation has been opened.
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