3 Migrants Killed, 1 Injured In France Rail Tragedy
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The four were thought to have been lying on the tracks near the station at the seaside town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz when they were caught unawares by the first train of the day passing at around 0300 GMT, said local prosecutor Jerome Bourrier.
Three migrants were killed and one seriously hurt on Tuesday when they were hit by a train in southern France, local officials said.
The four were thought to have been lying on the tracks near the station at the seaside town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz when they were caught unawares by the first train of the day passing at around 0300 GMT, said local prosecutor Jerome Bourrier.
He said the train's emergency brakes would not have been enough for the drivers to avoid the four men, who he said were Algerian nationals aged between 21 and 40.
Bourrier said the fourth victim was no longer in a critical condition and he was due to undergo an operation.
