A little girl was seriously injured in the foot this Friday, January 24, after an accident at the restart of a TER train at Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier station (Isère). The victim was then blocked between the step and the platform. The gendarmerie launched a call for witnesses this Saturday.
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Dramatic accident at Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier station, in Isère. This Friday, January 24 in the evening, a 6-year-old girl was seriously injured when a TER train restarted between Annecy (Haute-Savoie) and Valence (Drôme), the gendarmes say this Saturday, confirming a first Information of Dauphiné liberated.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the young victim, then accompanied by his big brother and her mother, got stuck between the quay and the step when descending the train. The latter then restarted towards the next station, without noticing the accident.
Quickly taken care of and helicoptered to the Grenoble-Alpes hospital center, “The little girl suffers of an open fracture of the left ankle and had to be amputated with part of the heel “, explains Captain Hugues Opsommer of the Saint-Marcellin gendarmerie company. It was operated at night and is still in the hospital this Saturday.
-Investigators must carry out hearings of the various family members, including the 12 -year -old, shocked older brother, was taken care of by a family member. The driver and the train controller will also be heard.
For its part, the SNCF explains having “Emotionly learned the accident” and indicates having “Immediately mobilized staff to actively contribute to the investigation in order to understand the circumstances of this accident”.
This Saturday, the deputy prosecutor of the Republic of Grenoble, François Touret de Coucy, confirms “Referral to the gendarmerie for investigation and for technical expertise of the train with the specialized service of the SNCF”. This expertise will take place this Saturday afternoon, indicates the gendarmerie.
The survey will not be able to rely on video surveillance, because the Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier station is not with a camera. A call for witnesses was launched by the gendarmerie in order to collect the testimonies of travelers present at the time of the facts.
Investigators are looking for two people who were heard by the firefighters at the time of their intervention, but who then left the premises without leaving any contact details.
If you have information likely to advance the work of investigators, you can contact the Saint-Marcellin gendarmerie company on 04 76 38 00 17.
