Belgium: a child struck by a train on a level passage – Linfo.re

Belgium: a child struck by a train on a level passage – Linfo.re


The accident occurred on Monday afternoon in Boutersem, Belgium on Monday afternoon.

On Monday, February 3, an 11 -year -old boy by bike died after being hit by a train. The accident occurred around 3:45 p.m., at a level crossing in the town of Boutersem, located about 40 kilometers east of Brussels, according to several Belgian media sources.

According to Thomas Baeken, infrabel spokesperson, the security devices operated properly at the time of theaccident. “This means that the lights were red and the barriers lowered“, He added. He said that a thorough investigation would be necessary to establish the exact circumstances of the collision.

Local police, traffic experts and forensic doctors made the first observations. According to Louvain’s prosecution, the boy crossed the level crossing while the signals were in office.

The victim is an 11 -year -old boy in primary school. The involved train carried around sixty passengers, who were taken care of by shuttles. The traffic of trains between Louvain and Tirlemont remained interrupted until early evening after 9 p.m.

Source : Leparisien.fr



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