A train hit military personnel who were taking part in a training exercise in France. As a result, one of them died, it was told in the French Ministry of Defense.

According to the Defense Ministry, the train ran over a group of soldiers in the evening of Thursday, November 17. At that time, they were participating in a combined exercise as part of a common basic training (CBT) in the Frejus region. On the heights of Puget-sur-Argens, the soldiers decided to cross the railroad tracks as a train was passing through.

As a result, one of the soldiers was badly injured and died on the spot. In addition to him, two other people were injured and hospitalized. Another soldier was in a state of shock after the incident.

Doctors, rescue workers, gendarmerie and police are working at the scene. An investigation is already underway to determine the circumstances of the accident.