In Burgdorf, Canton of Bern, a man fell onto the train tracks near the train station on Thursday evening and died at the scene from his injuries. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation, lbinfo.ch reports. At present, neither third-party intervention nor an accident can be ruled out.
In this regard, a group of men have been temporarily detained, as their role is currently unclear, the Bern Cantonal Police announced on Friday. According to initial findings, a group of men were on platform 2/3 when one of them, for reasons still under investigation, fell onto the tracks, writes sda.ch. The accident was reported shortly before 20:30 p.m.
Despite an immediate emergency braking, the man was hit by an oncoming train and seriously injured. Emergency crews immediately took rescue measures, but the man died at the scene, police added. There are concrete leads regarding the victim's identity, but official identification is still pending.
The Bern cantonal police, under the direction of the Emmental-Oberaargau regional public prosecutor's office, has launched an investigation and is looking for witnesses.
According to a statement, in addition to the Bern cantonal police, a Rega air ambulance team, specialists from the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern and the Bern cantonal care team were also deployed to support those affected.
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