A soldier died Thursday evening November 17 in the region of Fréjus (Var) after being hit by a TER during an exercise, announced the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
The facts took place around 8:40 p.m., while a group of soldiers was training.
"
At the height of Puget-sur-Argens, the soldiers crossed a railway track at the time of the passage of a train (...) a soldier was hit and died on the spot
", specifies the ministry in a statement.
Two other soldiers were slightly injured, taken care of by the SAMU, and a fourth soldier was evacuated in a state of shock.
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The driver of the Nice-Marseille train involved in the accident carried out an emergency brake but could not avoid the victim, specifies the parquet floor of Marseille to Franceinfo.
No passenger was injured.
The Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu and "
the entire Army
" offered their condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased soldier.