A man died this Tuesday, March 25, after being struck by the Paris metro between the Concorde and Madeleine stations. After this incident, the Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation.
A man circulating on the ways of the Paris metro between the Concorde and Madeleine stations died this Tuesday, March 25, after being struck by a train, learned BFMTV.com from the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirming information from Parisian.
“Despite the signal triggering by the driver to cut the current, the speed of the train did not prevent the collision,” said the prosecution.
An open investigation
This accident caused traffic interruption on line 12 between the Montparnasse-Bienvenue and Jules-JOffrin stations due to a “serious traveler accident” at the Concorde station. Traffic on the line was disrupted until about 12:30 p.m.
According to the Ile-de-France daily, the Paris fire brigade intervened ten minutes after the incident without being able to save the struck man.
“The victim wore identity documents indicating a date of birth in April 1988,” wrote the prosecution, which opened an investigation to search for the causes of death.