a young person hit by a freight train

[Mise à jour – 20 novembre 2024 – 11h13]

The facts occurred this Tuesday November 19, 2024shortly before 10 p.m., at level crossing no. 11 in Pouru-Saint-Remy, near Douzy, in the Ardennes.

Firefighters intervened to take care of a young man of 21 years oldindicates the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis) of the Ardennes, which had just been hit by a freight train. The victim was pronounced dead.

The driver left behind

The firefighters then carried out an assessment of the train driver, a 48-year-old man, shockedwhich was left behind following a refusal to transport. SNCF management ensures that psychological support has been put in place. Six firefighters were on scene. The gendarmerie, the town hall and the SNCF PC have been notified.

An open investigation

Contacted by The Ardennesthe Charleville-Mézières public prosecutor’s office indicates that it “ opened a judicial investigation of manslaughter in order to determine the circumstances of the victim's death ».

The train driver was also interviewed by the authorities, and an autopsy was ordered. Magali Josse, public prosecutor, specifies that “ the victim was on the railway tracks, outside the station ».

“We saw the emergency lights”

On site, in the early morning, local residents were unaware of the accident and were all shocked. “ We saw the lights of the fire trucks, that's how we were alert but we don't know more. Was he a young man from the village? We ignore that », replies this resident of a house near the level crossing.