A 20-year-old young man died on Wednesday January 26 in the morning, after being grabbed and then hit by a TER train at Gauriaguet station, in Gironde.
Once there, the emergency services could only confirm his death.
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The facts took place around 7:30 a.m. this Wednesday, while the young man was trying to cross the railway line linking Bordeaux to La Rochelle.
The latter had not seen the TER which was approaching at full speed and which unfortunately did not have time to stop, according to information from
Sud-Ouest
.
"
It's a great misfortune for this family, he had his whole life ahead of him
", regrets the mayor of Gauriaguet, Alain Montangon.
The victim lived in the neighboring town of Marsas and had no choice but to cross the tracks to change platforms, explains the mayor.
Gauriaguet station does not have a footbridge, nor even a tunnel.
“
The specialized teams are in the process of intervention.
As a safety measure, all trains are at a standstill in this sector
, ”warned the SNCF at the start of the morning.
Traffic between Bordeaux and La Rochelle did not resume until nearly four hours later, at 11 a.m.
