Organisme d'Enquête sur les Accidents et Incidents Ferroviaires

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Fatal accident of an employee

On Saturday 25 October 2008 around 8.10 p.m., on line 132 Charleroi - Couvin at Walcourt station, an Infrabel agent, the team leader on work train P 811 which was renewing the sleepers of track B (direction Couvin-Charleroi), was hit by a train passing in the opposite direction Charleroi-Couvin on track A while he found himself in the space between tracks A and B at kilometre marker 85.350.
Date
25/10/2008
Type of train
Passengers
Place
Walcourt
Status
Closed
Level
1 - Serious
Dangerous goods
N/A
Keywords
Walcourt
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