A person was hit by a train Thursday evening at Forest-Midi station. According to initial information, she wanted to cross the track to go from one platform to another. She didn’t survive.
It was a terrible tragedy that occurred at Forest-Midi station, in Brussels. A person was hit by a train when they tried to cross the railway tracks. According to the federal police, it concerns a minor girl.
The events occurred around 11:35 p.m. According to Infrabel, the emergency services and the police remained “quite late there“. The theory of the accident would be favored according to the first information.
The train concerned linked the Flemish city of Antwerp to Charleroi, via Brussels. One lane was blocked due to the incident. Traffic resumed normally around 7:20 a.m.
An investigation has been opened and is being carried out by the railway police.
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