Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 14-year-old dies in a train accident in Western Pomerania-Rügen

Barth (dpa / mv) - A 14-year-old was hit by a train on a railway line in the Vorpommern-Rügen district and fatally injured. The girl is said to have crossed the tracks on Sunday morning at a pedestrian crossing between Barth and Velgast, according to the police, according to initial findings. Before that, she was riding a bicycle on a path near the railway embankment. During the transition, she apparently did not pay attention to the approaching regional train, it said. The girl suffered fatal injuries as a result of the collision with the train.