A woman has died after being hit by a train this Saturday, September 7. Railway traffic was interrupted for 2 hours. The circumstances of this dramatic accident have not yet been established.
A woman in her sixties was hit by a train on Saturday afternoon at 87 chemin de Nicol in Toulouse. This lady died from her severe injuries. “The train was leaving Clermont-Ferrand, in the direction of Toulouse, at around 16:30, it suddenly stopped, the agents explained that a person was injured on the tracks,” testified Antoine, present in a carriage.
For two hours, this young man waited patiently for traffic to resume. “A priori, a forensic doctor visited the scene. Traffic resumed around 6.30 p.m.,” he explains calmly. Meanwhile, the funeral directors removed the victim's body.
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Traffic is interrupted on the axis.
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An ongoing investigation
Almost 200 travelers are in the same situation as Antoine. They were taken care of by the SNCF, but they have questions about the causes of this accident. As of this Saturday evening, the circumstances of this collision have not been established. Witnesses say he was on foot in the middle of the tracks when the train arrived.
The collision took place near the crossing at level 68. Firefighters, Smur and units from the specialist field brigade are on the scene to collect as many clues as possible. An investigation has been opened by the public prosecutor's office in Toulouse.