In the Moscow region, a man with cancer threw himself under a train

In the suburbs, a cancer patient threw himself under a train. It happened on September 1st. Eyewitnesses saw him descend onto the rails in front of the train approaching the Zarya platform of the Gorky direction. The man died.

The Investigative Committee is investigating. Officials are investigating whether the suicide was related to his illness.

The man did not tell his relatives about his intentions to commit suicide.

Moscow Agency

• In recent months, there have been numerous reports of suicides of cancer patients in the media. Some of them complained before they died that they were not prescribed pain medication. Authorities generally denied the connection between the suicide and the lack of drugs.