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Police officers at the scene of the accident: by bike across the tracks
Photo: Vincent Kempf / dpa
A young person survived a train accident at a level crossing in the Ossendorf district of Cologne.
The teenager was hit by a freight train and seriously injured in the head.
A police spokesman said there was no danger to life for the 15-year-old after the accident late on Wednesday afternoon.
barrier closed
According to initial investigations, the young person is said to have ridden his bike across the tracks despite the red traffic light, acoustic signal and closed barrier, the police reported.
Accordingly, the young person had called with his mobile phone to his ear when crossing, it said, citing several witness statements.
The boy came to the hospital.
The driver of the freight train suffered a shock and was also taken to a clinic, the statement said.
It was only at the beginning of February that two boys aged ten and nine were hit by a freight train in Recklinghausen in the area of the tracks.
The older boy died and the younger boy was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
After an operation, his condition had stabilized, according to the police.
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