The body of the SNCF engineer, who died buried during a landslide on a construction site in Massy (Essonne) on Sunday, was found this Friday, July 30, according to the prosecutor of Evry, Caroline Nisand.
The search for the body was complicated by the difficult and dangerous environment of the accident site, according to the Essonne firefighters and the prosecution.
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An investigation was opened for "
research of the causes of the disappearance
" of this engineer from SNCF Réseau, buried Sunday by the landslide of a drilling site near the tracks, on the SNCF site of a bridge at the level of the Massy-Palaiseau station.
"
In view of the expertises carried out, the examining magistrate will see if there is reason to modify the qualifications
", specified the prosecutor of Evry.
This fatal accident had resulted in the interruption of TGV traffic late Sunday afternoon between Paris Montparnasse station and the South-West.
Traffic resumed Sunday evening before returning to normal on Monday morning.
In a statement released on Monday, the CGT-Cheminots stressed that "
the railway environment (was) dangerous
" and that "
safety must remain an absolute priority
". For its part, the railway Unsa had expressed "
its sorrow
" and "
demanded that the lessons be learned because it will never accept fate
".