West Ham supporter dies after being hit by train in Belgium after match

A 57-year-old British man climbed up an ‘elevation’ that led to tracks in Sint-Pieter’s Station in Gent, prosecutors said.
The West Ham stadium in London (Bradley Collyer/PA)
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Ellie Ng14 April 2023

A West Ham football supporter has died after being hit by a train in Belgium, a local prosecutor’s office has said.

A 57-year-old British man climbed up an “elevation” that led to train tracks in Sint-Pieter’s Station in Gent for “unknown reasons” after a football game between the Belgian side and east London team West Ham on Thursday.

He was taken to hospital that evening where he was later pronounced dead.

A spokesperson from East Flanders’ prosecution office said: “It was an unfortunate accident.”

West Ham drew 1-1 with Gent in the Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg.

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