Woman falls onto tracks in Sursee and suffers life-threatening injuries

Published: Wednesday, Jul 24th 2024, 11:10

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A 63-year-old woman fell onto the railroad line between the platform and the train in Sursee on Tuesday afternoon and suffered life-threatening injuries.

The woman had to be taken to hospital by ambulance, as the Lucerne police announced on Wednesday. They provided details of the incident in a press release.

Due to the accident, the Lucerne-Basel and Lucerne-Zurich railroad lines were interrupted on Tuesday afternoon. Rail traffic in Sursee was restricted for around two hours. Initially, it was only reported that one person had been injured. What exactly happened only became public the following day.

It is still unclear how the accident occurred, according to the statement. The exact circumstances of the accident are currently being investigated.

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