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Cyclist killed in train accident in Buenos Aires

A cyclist died after being hit by a Sarmiento train in Buenos Aires. Train service is restricted.


Cyclist killed in train accident in Buenos Aires

A cyclist died after being hit by a Sarmiento train in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Floresta, and the service is operating with restrictions between Moreno and Castelar. According to official sources from Trenes Argentinos and the Argentine News Agency, the accident occurred at 16:32 when the man crossed the tracks and was struck by the train at the Cuenca and Venancio Flores level crossing. A witness spoke with the news agency and stated that the victim "was wearing headphones, they shouted at him, but he went under the tail of the train that was going to Once, and the one going to Moreno split his head". A crew from the City of Buenos Aires Fire Department's Flores station and personnel from the SAME emergency medical service are working at the scene, while it has been confirmed that the service is running with restrictions between Moreno and Castelar. Federal Police officers are handling the investigation.