Accident at work Track worker hit by train near Schlieren ZH and fatally injured

A track worker was hit by a passing S-Bahn train on the line between Schlieren and Zurich-Altstetten on Tuesday. The 28-year-old man suffered such serious injuries that the emergency doctor was only able to determine that he had died.

The accident occurred shortly after eight o'clock when track work was being carried out between Schlieren and Altstetten, according to the Zurich cantonal police. It is still unclear why the accident occurred and is now being investigated by the police in close cooperation with the Zurich-Sihl public prosecutor's office.

According to the police, various other services were deployed, including the Limmattal Hospital rescue service, the SBB transport police and SBB Care as well as the Swiss Safety Investigation Board.

As a result of the accident, rail traffic on the Zurich HB - Olten line was restricted until around eleven o'clock, according to SBB.

An accident had already occurred last Sunday while working near the track. A 51-year-old track worker was hit and seriously injured by a passing passenger train in Erlen TG shortly after 10 pm.

SDA