A woman died at the bus stop on Thursday night. metre Gorg’s (L2), in whitewash. After entering the station and trying to enter the convoy, the city council reported, victim’s foot stuck in the gap separating the platform from the car.
The woman could not save her foot before the doors of the carriage closed and train crash. Two Fire Brigade units from Servei d’Emergències Mèdiques (SEM) and Guàrdia Urbana de Badalona went to the scene, although they were unable to save the victim’s life.
according to your body Mossos d’EsquadraAlthough everything indicates that it was an accident, no cause can be ruled out without examining the security cameras and taking statements from witnesses who witnessed the events. In any case, the Catalan police are investigating the facts.
TMB recommendations
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) advises passengers to pay attention to the gap between the platform (called the abutment) and the platform, especially at stations where the platform is curved, and not to get in and out of the train afterwards. acoustic signal
precedents
The case is reminiscent of Carlos Roberto Díaz, who was again stranded between the carriage and the platform of the Hospital Clinic station (L5) in August 2013. On this occasion, the victim lost a leg but managed to save his life. Rodríguez sued Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, and the judge ordered the Barcelona metro to pay 25% of the future prosthetics the victim would need in the future, and to pay Rodríguez approximately 75,000 euros in damages.