A minor dies electrocuted when touching a catenary in Madrid

A minor under the age of 15 has died tonight electrocuted by touching a catenary at the Adif facilities in the Madrid district of Vicálvaro.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
26 May 2023 Friday 22:52
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A minor dies electrocuted when touching a catenary in Madrid

A minor under the age of 15 has died tonight electrocuted by touching a catenary at the Adif facilities in the Madrid district of Vicálvaro.

An Emergencies spokeswoman for the Madrid City Council has reported that around 10:00 p.m. a group of friends accessed these facilities and, when climbing on the roof of a freight train parked on a siding, the young man had to touch the catenary and was electrocuted.

Firefighters from the Madrid City Council have rescued the victim from the roof of the train after disconnecting the catenary from the network and a SAMUR-Civil Protection team has only been able to confirm the death of the minor.

A team of psychologists from SAMUR-Civil Protection have attended to the friends of the deceased while the National Police has taken charge of the investigation.