Thursday, March 31, 2016

24-year-old killed by train in Fauske. – Wore earplugs and went with mobile in … – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Police in Salten received 16.40 yesterday afternoon announcement that a person was hit by a train at Fauske station.

Police confirmed shortly after a 24-year-old man from Helgeland died in the accident.

The accident happened when the man was crossing the railway track on the platform of the station, according to testimony from the place got 24-year-old probably not with him that the train came.



Earphones

According to chief investigator Runeberg at Fauske sheriff’s office there were two witnesses to the accident at the station. One of them was the conductor on the platform waving the train.

– Witnesses have observed that he wore earplugs and went with mobile in hand, Berg says to Dagbladet.

24-year-old was initially on a commuter train heading south that went from Bodo. Thus he had to cross the northbound track where dagtoget came from Trondheim.

– It was when the train came and hit the man. He fell under the train and was pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived at the scene, says Berg.

– This is a tragic accident, and he has obviously not been aware of the train. We’ve talked to everyone who was on board the train, and there was no one who had seen the incident except locomotive engineers, Berg says to Dagbladet.

train drivers has been questioned by police and was followed up by the employer NSB.

– NSB experiencing such an accident as a burden, both for employees and passengers, says communications manager Åge-Christoffer Lundeby NSB to Avisa Nordland.



Reconstruction

In addition to the police was also criminalize technicians at the scene yesterday. The same was the municipality’s crisis team, who followed up witnesses to the incident. Police also contacted the AIBN for transport, to be on site visit.

It was also carried out a reconstruction of the event yesterday, where witnesses had given evidence to the police.

Saltenposten writes today that train passengers in Fauske have to cross the railway line daily to get to the next train rails.

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