A three-year-old child died in a train accident in Hesse. The girl’s mother was slightly injured, the Marburg police said on Thursday. Accordingly, the accident happened on Wednesday at a level crossing in Lahntal. A toddler lying in the stroller was unharmed.

How the accident with a regional train from Bad Laasphe in the direction of Marburg could have happened remained unclear. The level crossing, which according to the police is marked with so-called circulating railings, is located in the district of Sarnau. The criminal police are investigating.