Heavy railway accident in the night: train crashes into Truck - Two seriously injured

In the case of a car accident, were hurt on Wednesday morning, at least 20 people, police reported.

Update 13.54 PM: After the collision between a train and a truck loader wagons deep in Rendsburg in Schleswig-Holstein has updated the police, the number of the injured. According to new information, twelve people were injured in the accident, two of which came with serious injuries in hospitals, as a spokesperson for the Federal police said. Ten people were slightly injured.

The truck with a 70-ton construction machine remained out of initially unknown cause at a railway crossing in the vicinity of Alt Duvenstedt. The driver recognized the obstacle, and initiated emergency braking could not prevent the collision. Of the 22 passengers, a driver and a conductor-occupied train was damaged, the bogie jumped off the Track.

The rescue proved difficult, among other things, a rail came up with this crane. Also track and overhead lines were damaged. The train services between Rendsburg and Flensburg was interrupted, also intercity trains from and to Hamburg were affected.

The Deutsche Bahn initiated the long-distance trains to Kiel and Eckernförde or travelers brought with a stop bus transport to Hamburg. How long the lock should persist, was, according to the Federal police unclear. It could take until the weekend, it said.

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Rendsburg - In the case of a train accident near Rendsburg (Schleswig-Holstein) have been violated on Wednesday morning at least 20 people. According to the Bild newspaper, one of them life is in danger. Nine persons were seriously and ten injured easier. According to the Agency afp, the speech of eight is injured.

A train carriage at a railway crossing in the municipality Alt Duvenstedt, about 4.30 PM with a load-Trailer collided. Apparently, the truck was stopped on the tracks. The train derailed and was severely damaged, rescue workers had to tear the also damaged the overhead line down.

Rendsburg/Schleswig-Holstein: railway-accident - police 20 injured in Alt Duvenstedt

in Particular, the regional services between Hamburg and Flensburg is of the incident concerned. The trains per day travelling from Hamburg were only able to drive up to Rendsburg, a railway spokeswoman said. In the opposite direction, the trains ended up in Owschlag.

#train accident in #AltDuvenstedt in Rendsburg: 20 injured - five of them seriously. Salvage is difficult and time-consuming ... pic.twitter.com/G8pFB8KqOo

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Also on the East-West connection between Husum and Kiel adverse effects. The rail will be at least until Wednesday evening, if not longer, interrupted, the spokesman said.

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A train in Bavaria, a car, and some meters dragged, the Merkur.de* reported. The backgrounds for the accident are still unclear.

*Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.