A young boxing champion was killed by a train after she crossed a railway line “wearing headphones and browsing her smartphone ”.
Amina Bulakh, 18, did not see the oncoming passenger service train until the moment she was fatally struck at the crossing in her Ukraine hometown, according to reports citing law enforcement.
The Ukrainian women’s youth champion tried to avoid the train but was hit and fatally wounded.
Amina had gone out to the pharmacy in her home village of Tarasivka in Kyiv region, when the incident took place.
Reports say she was wearing headphones and could not hear the approaching train.
She was struck by the service, travelling from Kyiv to Fastov, as she walked over the track at a designated crossing.
Witnesses said she was browsing her mobile as she walked slowly seemingly oblivious to the danger until the last moment.
Ukraine police have launched a criminal investigation into her death.
“Tragic circumstances have taken the life of Ukraine youth female team member Amina Bulakh,” said the Boxing Federation of Ukraine.
In September she won a bronze medal at the European youth boxing championship in Bulgaria.
