An American soldier suffers life-threatening injuries at Ferencváros railway station

An American soldier was electrocuted at the Ferencváros railway station when he climbed up to a cargo train transporting combat vehicles, reports ATV News.

As ATV News says, two soldiers were there at the moment of the electric shock, but only one of them got injured. They were taking part in an international military exercise, states the Ministry of Defense, although it is investigated by the Police why they had climbed up to the cargo so close to the high voltage lines. The Police were still investigating the case hours after the accident.

The Hungarian National Railways told ATV that not only touching the high voltage overhead lines can be fatal, but getting close to it, as well, as a 25,000 volts overhead line can make a lethal hit if someone approaches it in a 2-meter range. These high voltage lines are running above the cargo train as well. In order to avoid such accidents, passengers are only allowed to use the marked paths, passages, and platforms at the railway station as well as it is forbidden to climb up to trains.

The Ministry of Defense stated that the foreign soldiers were deploying their military equipment and personnel from the aforementioned military exercise. It is not yet clarified why they climbed up to the train.