{"id":54162,"date":"2025-11-14T07:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-hit-by-train-at-western-german-station-while-looking-at-phone\/14\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T07:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:22:32","slug":"man-hit-by-train-at-western-german-station-while-looking-at-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-hit-by-train-at-western-german-station-while-looking-at-phone\/14\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Man hit by train at western German station while looking at phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 27-year-old man suffered severe head injuries hit after being hit by a train in western Germany while standing on the platform looking at his phone, authorities said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident took place at Leichlingen train station in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the federal police, the man was distracted by his mobile phone and stood too close to the edge of the platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; 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