A boy was killed and another seriously injured when they were hit by a freight train in western Germany, police said on Friday.
The boys, aged 9 and 10, were run over by the train in Recklinghausen in the Ruhr industrial region on Thursday evening.
The older boy died while the younger was taken to hospital. Police said Friday his life was no longer in grave danger.
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Police officers stand in front of a barrier near the site of the train crash in Recklinghausen, Germany February 2, 2023. One child was killed and another was seriously injured in the accident.
(Thomas Banneyer/dpa via AP)
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They said there were no indications that any other children had been hit, although they were looking into whether others had been on the tracks before the crash.
