On Monday (January 25th) there was a tragic accident at Puchheim train station in which a man from Munich was killed.
Puchheim
- A tragic
accident
on a
railway line
apparently cost a man his life on Monday (January 25).
As the police reported, shortly after 3:30 p.m., a
72-year-old from Munich
with a
crutch
walked
along
the platform in the
direction of Geltendorf
at
the Puchheim train station
in heavy
snowfall
.
Puchheim station: man falls into the platform - train arrives and fatally injures him
Shortly before a
regional train
passed, the married man fell over the
edge of
the
platform into the track bed.
Despite an immediate emergency
braking
by the
train driver
, there was probably contact between the train and the victim.
The man suffered
fatal injuries
in the accident
and died
at the scene of the accident
despite resuscitation
.
The exact
cause of the
fall has not yet been clarified.
There
were no
indications of
outside
participation, reports the police.
The officials hope for
testimony
.
Fatal accident at Puchheim station: Munich man crashes in front of an incoming train
At the time of the accident, there were around
60 to 70 passengers on
the regional train, none of
whom were injured.
The track in question was closed for around
two hours.
The case processing was taken over by the Kripo Fürstenfeldbruck.
The Puchheim volunteer fire brigade provided on-site support in securing the scene of the accident.
Another tragic accident occurred in Bruckberg in Lower Bavaria in October.
Two students were hit by an approaching train near Landshut and fatally injured.
