9-year-old child was hit to death by a train in Kyiv region
Kyiv • UNN
A 9-year-old girl was fatally injured by a train on the Baryshivka-Boryspil railroad track in Kyiv Oblast when she was on the track with other children and did not respond to the driver's signal.
In the Kyiv region, a 9-year-old child was hit to death by a train, the police are establishing the circumstances of the tragedy, the regional police department reported, UNN writes.
Details
The incident occurred on May 22, at about 19:15, on the 24th kilometer of the Baryshivka-Boryspil railroad track. It has been preliminarily established that a 9-year-old girl was fatally injured by a Hrebinka-Kyiv electric train heading in the direction of the capital.
According to preliminary information, the victim, along with other children, was on the tracks and did not respond to the driver's signal.
Medics arrived at the scene and, unfortunately, the young child died.
Investigators have launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the rules of traffic safety or operation of railway transport that caused the death of people (Part 3 of Article 276 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
