Two homeless people, a man and a woman, died overnight after being hit by a subway train in Paris, the fire service, Paris transport authority RATP and a source close to the case said.

At around 00:45 local time (01:45 Greek time) at the Gaîté metro station in the French capital’s 14th arrondissement, “two people voluntarily stepped onto the tracks and were hit by the train entering the station,” RATP reports. in her announcement.

“The police have launched an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of this tragedy,” he adds.

“These are two people with a homeless profile,” said a source close to the case.

Four “eyewitnesses who were shocked” by the crash, which happened on line 13 of the Paris metro, were treated by first aid services, according to the fire department.

“The driver, who was in shock, was taken care of by management and firefighters. The alcohol and drug tests he underwent came back negative,” RATP said, adding that a victim support unit was “immediately mobilized.”