Bavaria: 20-year-old comes too close to the overhead line: injured

Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - A 20-year-old was critically injured in an electrical accident in the Nuremberg marshalling yard.

Bavaria: 20-year-old comes too close to the overhead line: injured

Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - A 20-year-old was critically injured in an electrical accident in the Nuremberg marshalling yard. As the police announced on Friday, four teenagers and young adults were near the train station on Saturday evening. A 20-year-old from the group climbed onto a freight car and got too close to the overhead line, which carried 15,000 volts. He suffered severe, extensive burns and broken bones.

The federal police warned against similar actions: "Such accidents, which are caused by carelessness and carelessness, often end fatally. Survivors can only be released after months in the hospital."