Nghe An: Train driver shocked to discover mother holding her child's body lying under the train tracks

On the afternoon of May 8, speaking with reporters over the phone, Mr. H. (the train driver) said that he discovered the incident at around 5:00 a.m. the same day on the railway through Hung My commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province.

The scene of the incident. Photo: Nguyen Phan

“At around 5am this morning (May 8), while I was driving the train, I discovered someone lying under the railway. I immediately stopped the train to check, and was surprised to see a woman holding her child running out of the railway,” Mr. H. told reporters.

At noon on May 8, the leader of Hung Tan commune (Hung Nguyen, Nghe An) added that the authorities are continuing to investigate the case of a mother who allegedly took her child onto the train tracks to commit suicide. When discovered, the child was dead. The victims were a mother and child living in the commune.

Motorbike left at the scene. Photo: Contributor

“The incident happened in another commune, the victim was from our commune (Hung Tan commune, Hung Nguyen), the mother's name is S. and the child was 7 years old. The police are currently conducting an investigation.corpse, examining the scene to clarify the cause of the child's death. The mother is being invited to the police station to work," said the leader of Hung Tan commune.

According to local residents, after discovering the mother running away with her child, they chased and held her back. When they checked the child that was abandoned in the bushes, they discovered that the child had died.

Upon receiving the news, the police immediately arrived at the scene and took the woman to the police station to assist in the investigation. Hung Nguyen District Police were also present at the scene to conduct an autopsy and investigate the cause of the incident./.