Man run over by a train in Bairro Vista Alegre, in BH – Gerais

According to the Fire Department, the witness who called 193 said that the victim was run over on the road that passes through Rua Felicssimo, near Avenida Tereza Cristina. The man was under the freight train.

Despite the serious injuries, when the military managed to remove the victim from under the composition, she was conscious and oriented.

Stable, the man was transferred to the hospital in an ambulance of the Mobile Emergency Service (Samu). There is still no information on how the accident occurred.

The front-line company speaks

VLI, responsible for the railway where the accident occurred, regretted the case and said that the driver of the locomotive applied the emergency brakes as soon as he saw the man, who was lying on the track, according to the company.

“The company emphasizes that the crossing should only take place at the marked places and when crossing the all-important road that drivers and pedestrians follow the guidelines of ‘stop, look and listen’. By applying the emergency brakes, a train can travel up to 1 (one) kilometer to come to a complete stop ”, says the note sent by VLI this morning.