Young volleyball player killed by a train while returning from training. The headphones were blocking his ears, and that was fatal
Volleyball player Carol Bălălău (18 years old) was killed by a train in Ostroveni. The young student was a registered athlete in the men's team of the Vâlcea 1924 Sports Club.
Carol Bălălău was registered with the city volleyball team PHOTO Facebook CS Vâlcea 1924
The tragedy took place on Monday evening, in the Ostroveni neighborhood of Râmnicu Vâlcea municipality. The young man who lost his life in the railway accident was a 12th grade student, playing volleyball, and was known as a serious, disciplined and dedicated boy.
From the first information, it appears that the teenager was returning from training, when he was surprised by the train traveling on the route to Sibiu. According to preliminary data, he would have had headphones in his ears and would not have heard the approach of the seal.
The impact was devastating and the injuries sustained were fatal. The exact circumstances in which the accident occurred are to be established by the investigators, the investigations being ongoing.
