Heavy trained accident in Niklasdorf: millions of damage and long lock!

Heavy trained accident in Niklasdorf: millions of damage and long lock!

In the late afternoon of December 4, 2024, there was a dramatic incident at the level crossing near Foirach, in the municipality of Niklasdorf in the Leoben district. A logistics company truck collided with a freight train, while the driver of the truck was about to stop to check damage to his trailer. The 54-year-old noticed the closing barriers in good time and left the danger site at the last second before the train crashed into the standing vehicle. The truck was pushed over the railway crossing against a noise barrier, while several wagons of the train derailed, such as .

In the impact, both the truck driver and the train driver (52) remained unharmed, but the damage to property remains significant and could go into the millions. Over 40 firefighters from Leoben-Göss, Leoben-Stadt and Niklasdorf as well as employees of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) were immediately deployed to advance the clean-up and repair work. The Red Cross was also on site with more than ten forces and an emergency doctor to secure the Situation. The police started the investigation into the course of the accident and the railway line between Bruck an der Mur and Leoben Central Station was closed.

passengers affected

Due to the incident, the long -distance trains on the south route between Bruck on the Mur and Leoben Hbf cannot be mobile. For those affected travelers, rail replacement traffic has been set up to ensure alternative transport options between the stations. The trains between Leoben Hbf and Bruck on the Mur are also affected in local transport, and replacement buses from the ÖBB are also available for this area. The effects on the night trains are to be communicated by the ÖBB on December 4 after a local inspection, according to the information from Bahnbilder.de