Boy dies after he and mother are pushed on train tracks in Germany

Woman rolled to safety but boy, eight, was struck by high-speed train, say police in Frankfurt

An eight-year-old boy has died after he and his mother were deliberately pushed on to train tracks at Frankfurt's main railway station, German police have said.

The boy was hit by a high-speed ICE train and killed instantly. His mother was able to roll into a safe gap between two platforms and escaped injury.