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A 14-year-old Ukrainian died in Poland while trying to save his friend
, 14:38, 09.09.2023
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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
In the Greater Poland Voivodeship, in Swarzędz, a freight train hit two teenagers. A 14-year-old boy from Ukraine died on the spot while trying to save his 13-year-old friend from Poland.
A 14-year-old Ukrainian died while rescuing a friend from Poland
The tragedy occurred on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, from September 5 to 6, near the railway station in Swarzędz. A freight train traveling from Pruszków to Germany hit two teenagers. In addition to the 14-year-old Ukrainian girl and the 13-year-old Polish girl, there were two other teenagers at the scene. There is no telling what everyone was doing near the train tracks at night. According to unofficial data from “Gazeta Wyborcza”, the Ukrainian lived 40 km from Swarzędz.
“We found out that the girl jumped onto the tracks and the man, trying to save her from the oncoming train, died on the spot. His girlfriend was taken to hospital in Poznań with serious injuries," we read in the report.
It is known that the girl lost an arm, but her condition is extremely serious. It is not known yet whether he will survive. The police continue to investigate and determine all the causes and circumstances of the incident.
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