– On Thursday at quarter past three in the afternoon at Eger-Rendező station, a young man suffered an electric shock when he climbed onto a tank truck and approached the overhead line. The accident took place in an industrial area, where civilians are strictly prohibited from entering – the Communications Directorate of the MÁV responded to heol.hu’s inquiry.
Even approaching the overhead power line is life-threatening! It can even cause a fatal electric shock within a distance of 2 meters. Touching the overhead line or other parts of the overhead line network (poles, switches) is also life-threatening.
In addition to the Hungarian inscription, international markings can also be seen on such electrical equipment, related structures, and trucks: the lightning indicating high voltage, and a clear indication of the “25 kV” voltage value. These markings are also clearly visible at the Eger railway station on the carriages and overhead line poles – the MÁV drew attention.
During rail transport, passengers may only stay in areas designated for passenger traffic, which they can use, for example, to buy a train ticket, wait, board the train or travel.
Every year, several people suffer serious burns when they illegally climb onto a train or an overhead line support pole in a railway area and are electrocuted. Unfortunately, sometimes taking a selfie on top of a train, which seems like an exciting activity, can lead to death. Horrible accidents typically involve juveniles and children – they said.
A similar accident happened at the Eger railway station last year.
According to information from Agria TV
the three high school graduates wanted to take photos of themselves with the wagons in the background. One of them suddenly decided to look into the wagon standing there. He climbed up and was jolted by high voltage, then fell off the train.
His companions immediately called for help and discussed with the dispatcher what to do. The boys – who were very shaken by the incident – said off-camera: when they went to see their friend, he was conscious, and they talked to him.
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