Electrocution injures girl train-surfing in Kyiv Oblast

incident.obozrevatel.com (Ukrainian)

A 14-year-old girl in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, was electrocuted after climbing on top of a train and is now hospitalized with burns. The incident occurred Friday evening at a railway station, with police reporting the girl sustained third and fourth-degree burns. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the event, which is part of a concerning trend. This incident follows a pattern of dangerous "train surfing" behavior, with eight cases reported in 2025, resulting in nine injuries. Social media videos are cited as a contributing factor to this risky activity.


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