A six-year-old boy was found dead on train tracks in Hamburg‘s Harburg districtโ on Tuesday, prompting a police investigation and disruption to S-Bahn service. Emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene but wereโฃ onlyโ able to confirm the child’s โคdeath.
The circumstances surrounding the fatal injuries remain unclear, andโข authoritiesโ are currently investigating the incident.A Bundespolizei helicopter circled above the area as investigators examined an S-Bahn train at the Harburg stationโข for evidence of an accident. S-Bahn traffic in southern Hamburg was temporarily suspended asโ an inevitable result of theโข investigation.
According to a correction issuedโ by Bild, anโ earlier version of the report incorrectlyโ stated the boy’s age as eight. He wasโ six years old โคat the time ofโ the tragedy. The investigation โis ongoing.