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Death in ICE accident: person dies after collision with tractor-trailer!
An ICE train collided with a tractor-trailer in Hamburg, one passenger died. Injured people were evacuated and train traffic was briefly diverted.
Death in ICE accident: person dies after collision with tractor-trailer!
On Tuesday there was a tragic accident on the outskirts of Hamburg when an Intercity Express (ICE) collided with a tractor-trailer at full speed. According to initial reports from Krone.at One passenger was so seriously injured that he died shortly afterwards in the hospital. A total of eleven people suffered injuries, including one seriously. The unfortunate collision occurred at a railway crossing while the truck was transporting railway tracks, which spread across the accident scene upon impact.
The affected passengers who were on board the train at the time of the accident had to wait several hours before evacuation was possible. The reports from BR.de According to the report, the 269 passengers who were not injured were eventually transported on by bus. The train had started from Hamburg shortly before the accident and was supposed to travel to Munich. The fire brigade and police were quickly at the scene of the accident in the Rönneburg district to deal with the situation and prepare for the evacuation.
Railway closures and diversions
The collision caused the railway line between Hamburg-Harburg and Buchholz in Lower Saxony to be closed. While Deutsche Bahn states that travelers can only expect minor delays of around 15 minutes, condolences for the victims and their relatives were expressed on platform X. Trains will be temporarily rerouted so that long-distance impacts are minimized, despite the tragedy that occurred this afternoon.