North Rhine-Westphalia: level crossing: a man in a wheelchair is caught by the train

Goch (dpa / lnw) - A man in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a train in Goch in the Kleve district when crossing a level crossing. The 81-year-old wanted to cross the tracks with his electric vehicle when he was hit by a RE10 train, the police said on Thursday. The scene of the accident has been temporarily closed. The police are now investigating exactly how the accident happened. Witnesses are wanted.