The Algarve railway line was closed earlier this morning, after a railway accident at around 07:45am in Marim (Olhão), causing one fatality.
A source from the Algarve Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command said that the victim was crossing the railway line on foot when he was hit by the train, in the Marim area, in Olhão.
By 8:30 am, 18 members of the fire department, INEM, GNR and Infraestruturas de Portugal were on site, supported by seven vehicles.
The line runs across the Algarve, connecting the railway stations of Vila Real de Santo António and Lagos.
