"An accident occurred in the vicinity of Batumi Station. A passenger train hit a young child. The minor died on the spot. The train was approaching the platform, which was supposed to carry out the Batumi-Kutaisi flight. Patrol and criminal police have arrived at the scene."

"Georgian Railways expresses its sorrow over the tragedy and extends its condolences to the family members of the deceased," the statement released by the agency reads.

Everyone is experiencing what happened. As it became known to “Kviris Palitri”, the place where this tragedy occurred is quite dangerous. The boy was probably on his way home at the time of this tragedy, as his family lives nearby.

"A very big tragedy has happened. I live in the same neighborhood. My niece witnessed this horrific incident, it happened between 6 and 7 o'clock, she came home at half past eight, devastated, unable to find words. She told me this tragic story. She says she probably won't be able to forget these terrible scenes. I don't know how I got them out of my mind, the fact had already happened, she went to the scene of the incident, she was with a relative nearby, and apparently when they heard the news, they ran outside. They saw a terrible picture. Words cannot describe what they saw there, it's impossible to talk about it. The society is already stressed and we are causing great pain to everyone who has experienced this terrible incident, especially the family. The family has been destroyed. It is a heartbreaking story, a great, indescribable tragedy.