Lucera (Foggia), 18 May 2022 – Drama in Foggiano, where a 21-year-old was this morning run over and killed by a train as he walked on the tracks. To communicate the news the Ferrovie del Gargano which manages the route: theaccident happened today on the line that gives Foggia leads to Lucera.
According to reports, the driver activated the safety systems and alerted the acoustic system, but was unable to avoid the impact with the victim. For the boy there was nothing to do: he died instantly. The railway police and the scientific police officers carried out the surveys. Polfer investigates to try to understand if it was a voluntary gesture by the 21-year-old or an accident. The movement of trains on the line has been interrupted and the trains are replaced with buses.