A day of mourning will be held in the
home town of Giulia and Alessia Pisanu, two sisters aged 17 and
15 who were hit and killed by a high-speed train at Riccione
train station early on Sunday, the mayor said on Monday.
Carlo Gubellini, the mayor of Castenaso, in the province of
Bologna, said the day of mourning will take place on the day of
the girls' funeral.
It is not clear why the girls were crossing the tracks early on
Sunday in the station of the Adriatic seaside city.
Eye-witnesses said that one of the girls died trying to save the
other.
"It's a very difficult moment," said Gubellini.
"The whole community is suffering a great deal because of this
tragedy.
"The girls were well known. They came into town with their group
of friends.
"It's hitting people hard because it is a small, united
community.
"They were full of vitality and had a great desire to live life.
"We cannot understand how this could have happened".
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