Electric shock critically injures Amsterdam student on school trip to Germany
Rayan, a 15-year-old pupil at the Alasca secondary school in Amsterdam, was critically injured during the overnight hours from Monday leading into Tuesday after being struck by a powerful electric shock in Germany. He is currently in a specialised hospital, where he remains in a life-threatening condition and has not regained consciousness, Het Parool reports.
The accident occurred at a railway marshalling yard in Kehl, a town in southwestern Germany near the Black Forest. The fourth-year student was on a school trip and left the group alone during the night.
German police say the student likely climbed onto a parked train in order to take a photograph. While doing so, he reportedly got too close to the overhead electrical lines, causing a powerful electric shock.
Following the electric shock, Rayan managed to contact a classmate himself, who promptly called emergency services. He was then airlifted to hospital by trauma helicopter for urgent medical treatment.
The student sustained severe, life-threatening burns. His parents travelled straight to Germany to be at his side. The rest of the pupils and teachers on the school trip cut the journey short and returned to Amsterdam. The Esprit school organisation has brought in Victim Support to assist those involved.
To avoid rumours circulating online, the school and the parents chose to publicly disclose the boy’s first name, Rayan.
