The 12-year-old girl hit by a train at a level crossing in Padua didn’t make it: she was returning from school
The dramatic story that yesterday saw a 12-year-old girl involved in a very serious train accident ended with the most tragic of epilogues. In fact, the little girl died as a result of the terrible injuries she sustained following a collision with a car train goods occurred yesterday, Thursday 10 October.
Despite emergency transport to hospital, there was nothing that could be done for the little girl of Ukrainian origin: she passed away a few hours after her hospitalization.
Little girl hit by a freight train: the dynamics of the tragic train accident
A tragic train accident took place in the early afternoon of yesterday, Thursday 10 October, which claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl.
According to what emerged from the first reconstructions of the incident, it was just after 2pm when the 12-year-old, together with a group of her peers, crossed a level crossing on the railway line that runs alongside the industrial area in Padua.
The little girl was the last of her group and probably would not have noticed the imminent arrival of the passing freight train.
Once the alarm was raised, the 118 emergency services promptly arrived at the scene of the accident. The doctors immediately understood the gravity of the situation and arranged for the immediate and urgent transfer of the little girl to the pediatric emergency room in Padua. Unfortunately, however, just a few hours after her hospitalization, the little girl went into cardiac arrest and around 10pm she passed away. deceased. The injuries sustained in the impact with the train were too serious.
The train driver, in shock, immediately applied the emergency brake to stop the train, but unfortunately this was not enough to avoid the tragedy.
Investigations underway
In addition to the paramedics and firefighters, the police also arrived at the scene of the accident carabinieri and the police. An investigation will be opened in order to ascertain the exact dynamics of the matter and to verify whether the protections were regularly active.
To allow all necessary investigations to be carried out, the railway section has been closed to train transit.
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