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Two Teenage Girls Killed by Train Near Bordeaux as Inquiry Points to Accident

Family geolocation alongside a Snapchat clip placed the pair at the Lormont tracks, prompting forensic examinations.

Overview

  • Emergency services responded shortly after 7 a.m. at a rail tunnel in Lormont, where the teenagers were on foot and no vehicle was found.
  • The Bordeaux prosecutor opened a cause-of-death inquiry, with an accidental explanation currently favored.
  • According to two sources close to the case, the father of one girl reported her missing overnight, geolocated her near the tracks, then found the bodies.
  • A Snapchat video from the previous day reportedly showed the two teenagers filming themselves near the railway.
  • Police set up a cordon as forensic teams and a medical examiner attended the scene, and SNCF declined to comment, directing questions to the prosecutor.