A serious accident occurred on a railway line in Recklinghausen on Thursday evening.
Two children were hit by a freight train, one died.
The Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia confirmed the media reports on Thursday evening that two children were hit by a freight train. A 10-year-old boy died and a 9-year-old was seriously injured. Like the “Bild”, the West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR) and the “Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung” (WAZ) also reported that the children had been dragged along several hundred meters.
According to the fire department, 35 firefighters and rescue workers were deployed. “We searched the track bed,” said a spokesman for the fire department. Due to the darkness and the extent of the search area, a drone was used. The accident site is near a former freight yard.
The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Herbert Reul, spoke to the media about a major drama. It’s horrible when something like this happens to children. The nine-year-old, seriously injured child is currently being cared for in a hospital. In addition, according to Reul, the families are looked after by pastors.
SRF 4 News, February 2nd, 2023, 11:00 p.m.; agencies/hosb;baus
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