First Death of the Year: Migrant Found Charred Atop Train in Menton

By Lara-Nour Walton, Editor-In-Chief

What was his name — the suspected migrant found charred atop a train at Menton’s Garavan station? Where was he from? These questions remain unanswered by French and Italian authorities. Yet, the man’s intended destination was clear. Like so many other asylum seekers, he sought a better life somewhere beyond the French side of the Franco-Italian border.

The John Doe’s body emerged from the glow of an electrical fire at approximate- ly 18:00 on Jan. 9, 2023. Train services were suspended for three hours as French first responders attempted to identify the victim. Agence France Presse reports that considering the chosen transit method, the man was likely an African asylum-seeker from Ventimiglia.

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