German football is in shock after it was confirmed that national team goalkeeper Robert Enke was killed in an incident at a railway level crossing on Tuesday evening.

The 32-year-old was struck by a regional train travelling between Norddeich and Hanover at a railway crossing in Neustadt am Rubenberge and died at the scene, police have confirmed.
Robert Enke

Tragedy: Hannover 96 and German national team goalkeeper Robert Enke

'First indications point to suicide,' a media officer for the Lower Saxony police said before adding Enke's body was found at a train crossing in Neustadt am Ruebenberge near Hanover.

'At 1825 (1725GMT) he was run over by a regional express train running between Hamburg and Bremen,' said police spokesman Stefan Wittke. 'The train was travelling at the speed of 160-kph.'

The player's friend and consultant Joerg Neblung told reporters: 'I can confirm this is a case of suicide. He took his own life just before six (pm). There will be a press conference tomorrow with more details.'
Enke

Sad story: Enke pictured in May 2006 with his daughter Lara, who tragically died a few months later at the age of two

Enke leaves behind his wife, Teresa, and an eight-month-old daughter who the couple had adopted in May. The Enkes lost their own daughter Lara in 2006 when she died of a rare heart condition at the age of just two.

On the field, Enke's career had taken him from his local side Jena into the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach before spells abroad with Benfica, Barcelona, Fenerbahce and Tenerife.