A man, "
very likely an African migrant
", lost his life on Monday, electrocuted on the roof of a train in Menton, on the Franco-Italian border, where many migrants are trying to reach France, we were told. learned Tuesday, January 10 from concordant sources.
The firefighters intervened Monday evening, for the start of a wagon fire, at Menton station, on a train providing the link between Ventimiglia (Italy) and Nice.
When they arrived, the emergency services discovered a man in his thirties, dead by electrocution, at the level of the train's pantograph, the emergency services said.
Presumably an "African migrant"
"
It is most likely an African migrant,
" Benoît Huber, chief of staff of the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture, told AFP, adding that he had "
no other details at this stage
" .
The investigation into this tragedy was entrusted to the departmental security, said the departmental directorate of public security (DDSP).
The Roya-Citoyenne association, which regularly denounces the “
lawlessness
” at the Franco-Italian border and “
the abuses
” against migrants, estimated that “
the closing of the borders has killed again in Menton
”.
"
On the roof of a train, a man who was only looking for a better life was horribly electrocuted, bringing the deaths at this murderous border to more than 50
," added the association.