In Odesa, a freight train injured a man, who lost a hand.
This morning, in Odesa, a freight train injured a 49-year-old man. The man was crossing the tracks in an unauthorized location, without heeding the train driver's signals, and lost his arm. He has been hospitalized. Police are investigating the incident.
In Odesa, a freight train injured a 49-year-old man. The incident occurred this morning at one of the railway stations in the Khadjibey district of the city.
According to the police in the Odesa region, the man was crossing railway tracks in an unspecified location and ignored the warning signals of the train driver. Despite the train driver's emergency braking, it was not possible to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
As a result of the incident, the victim sustained severe injuries, including a traumatic amputation of the upper limb. He was immediately hospitalized. Currently, law enforcement officials are investigating all the circumstances of the incident and are working to include the information in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations.
The police are urging citizens to strictly adhere to railway safety rules, to cross the tracks only in designated areas, and to pay close attention to warning signals to avoid tragic consequences.