At the Kyiv railway station, police discovered the body of a 14-year-old teenager who was engaged in an extreme hobby. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the incident. This was reported by the Kyiv region police, according to UNN.
Details
"Today, the police received a report from a train driver about the discovery of a body on the platform of a railway station in the village of Mala Oleksandrivka. An investigative-operational group, forensic experts, a forensic medical examiner, and other relevant services immediately arrived at the scene," the police statement reads.
Preliminarily, law enforcement officers established that the teenager had repeatedly engaged in a dangerous hobby — train surfing, and administrative reports had been filed against his parents.
"Investigators of the Boryspil District Police Department have launched a pre-trial investigation into this incident (Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with the additional note 'accident')," the statement reads.
The Kyiv region police urge parents to talk to their children about the dangers of train surfing and the importance of following safe behavior rules on the railway.
"Emphasize that such 'entertainment' can have tragic consequences and cost lives," the police stated.
Additionally
Train surfing or train surfing is an extremely dangerous type of extreme leisure activity where people travel on trains, trams, or subways from the outside, clinging to handrails, steps, couplers, or riding on the roofs of cars.
Reminder
In the Solomianskyi district, three teenagers climbed onto a train car. One boy died at the scene, and two others were hospitalized with severe electrical burns.