Terrible and tragic discovery this Saturday morning in Harelbeke. Shortly before 7 a.m., as reported by Het Laatste Nieuws, a passer-by saw the body of a man on platform number 1 of the station. He immediately called the police who initiated the standard procedure.
The station was closed, the emergency services moved and a red tent was placed on the scene of the tragedy. For the victim, there was nothing more to do: the man was dead. For the time being, the exact circumstances of this death have not been determined and an investigation has been opened to shed light on this tragedy. “No external trace of violence was discovered on the body”, nevertheless specifies the prosecution to our colleagues.
Harelbeke station was closed all morning following this tragic discovery.
