During a couple's Sunday walk, the dog breaks loose and runs onto the tracks.
The man wants to bring the animal to safety from the approaching train - the rescue operation ends fatally.
Bechtsbüttel - During a Sunday walk in Bechtsbüttel near Braunschweig, a man and his dog were run over by a train and killed.
The wife of the 56-year-old victim was in the accident, but could not help, according to police.
According to initial findings, the animal broke loose on Sunday morning and ran onto the tracks, as a spokeswoman for the police in Lower Saxony said.
The dog owner ran after.
He also went to the track bed to save the dog and put it on the leash again.
The regional train on the journey from Braunschweig to Gifhorn rolled over and killed both of them.
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The 55-year-old wife was present at the walk, but could no longer intervene.
According to initial information, no one was injured on the train.
After the accident, a rail replacement service was set up for the travelers, as the federal police announced.
The rescue and clean-up work initially continued in the afternoon.
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