The tragic train accident occurred this afternoon: traffic was suspended for a few hours and is currently slowed down.
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Tragedy this afternoon, Tuesday 21 May, at Aversa station, in the province of Caserta: a 19-year-old boy – whose details are not yet known – died after being hit by a moving train around 5.30pm. The 118 health workers intervened on site and were unable to do anything other than confirm the death of the young man; The intervention of the police was also immediate, and they started investigations to determine the exact dynamics of the accident. At the moment, no hypothesis is excluded, from the voluntary gesture to the tragic fatality.
Rail traffic was suspended for a few hours to allow the intervention of health workers and the police to investigate. Currently, as Ferrovie dello Stato has communicated, traffic has slowed down significantly. “On the Formia – Naples line, railway traffic slowed down between Aversa and Casoria due to a train hitting a person. The competent authorities are present on site to carry out the necessary investigations” RFI communicates. There are delays of up to 90 minutes, changes and cancellations of trains.
