The firefighters made a very macabre discovery when they intervened at Menton-Garavan station (Alpes-Maritimes) this Monday evening.
The body of a man in his thirties was found charred on the roof of a train where a fire had broken out.
The TER was to connect Ventimiglia, Italy, to Nice.
Upon arriving on site, the rescuers "discovered the start of a fire at the level of the pantograph of the train, [which establishes electrical contact with the catenary], following the presence of [this] person", specified the Departmental Service fire and rescue services (Sdis) in the Alpes-Maritimes.
A migrant died in 2018 and another injured in 2021
The alert was given around 6:10 p.m., also indicated Sdis 06. Rail traffic was immediately cut off in both directions during the emergency response and was able to gradually resume around 8 p.m.
The identity of the victim has not been revealed.
In January 2018, the body of a migrant was found burned on a TER circulating in Menton.
In November 2021, a 19-year-old young man from Guinea had already been electrified when he climbed onto the roof of a train, no doubt "to escape control" from the police,
the public prosecutor then explained to
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. Republic of Nice Xavier Bonhomme.
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