A man was electrocuted at Leuven railway station last weekend. News of the incident first appeared in the daily ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’ and has since been confirmed by the Leuven Local Police Service. The man was fleeing from police and had hidden under a train. When the man attempted to crawl from under the train into a carriage, he was electrocuted. The police were able to apprehend him and he was taken to hospital.
On Saturday night a police chase ended night on the railway tracks in at Leuven station in Flemish Brabant. A man went onto the track and crawled under a carriage. As he attempted to climb into a train, he received an electric shock. This was followed by a bang and a flash of light.
The police found him on the track. He was was still conscious. An ambulance took him to hospital. The public prosecutor’s office has since launched an investigation. The investigation is reported to be into suspected domestic violence.