Fatal accident in piding: motorcyclist overlooks train and dies

Fatal accident in piding: motorcyclist overlooks train and dies

Piding, Deutschland - A tragic accident occurred on Thursday, December 5th, in the Upper Bavarian piding in the Berchtesgadener Land district. A 78-year-old motorcyclist was recorded by a train and died of the consequences of the accident. He had apparently overlooked the red light signal at an unrestricted level crossing, the police said. Despite immediate emergency braking, the train driver could no longer prevent the collision, which led to a dramatic incident, the effects of which flocked for both the driver and travelers. As Merkur reported, and the passengers were served with psychologically.

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The accident had significant consequences for rail traffic: The railway line between Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing was closed for around six hours after the incident in order to be able to carry out rescue and investigative work. Rescue workers were unable to save the seriously injured motorcyclist. The incident at an unprotected level crossing once again raises questions about the security and perception of signals. According to n-tv it is particularly tragic, since it was a clear violation of traffic safety, which was still the tragedy of the meantime underline.