The football world is mourning the loss at age 48 of Alexander Manninger, the former Austrian goalkeeper who lost his life on Thursday morning after a tragic accident where he was struck by a train on the railway in Salzburg. According to initial information provided by the State Police Directorate in Salzburg, Manninger was crossing the tracks when a local train completely hit his car, dragging it for several meters. Emergency workers immediately went to the scene and attempted to resuscitate the 48-year-old using a defibrillator, but the injuries sustained by the former goalkeeper proved fatal. The former footballer, who was alone in the car, died at the scene, while the train driver was uninjured. Austrian authorities have already opened an investigation to clarify the unclear points of the incident and to accurately reconstruct the dynamics of the event. Investigators focused on the function of the crossing barrier; it will be important to determine whether the warning lights or barriers were active at the time the car crossed. The railway line was closed for several hours to allow for the collection of necessary technical data to determine whether there was a mechanical problem or human error. Currently, investigators are not ruling out any hypotheses regarding the causes that led Manninger onto the tracks as the train was approaching.