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A burglar was hit by a train while fleeing from the police in Hesse and was fatally injured.
This was announced by the police in Darmstadt.
As a result, the man and his accomplice got into a bakery in Bensheim on Sunday night.
The two had unsuccessfully tampered with a safe and then emptied the cash register with coins.
According to the police, when they broke in, they set off the alarm so that the officers moved in.
According to the authorities, the men fled on foot and a patrol followed them.
While running across the tracks near Bensheim station, they overlooked an oncoming freight train.
Despite an emergency stop, the train caught one of the two men who suffered fatal injuries.
His accomplice escaped.
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