Dramatic accident in Wernigerode: Car crashes into a narrow -gauge railway!

Dramatic accident in Wernigerode: Car crashes into a narrow -gauge railway!

A spectacular incident in Wernigerode attracts attention: On Tuesday evening, December 17, 2024, there was a dramatic collision between a car and a train of the Harz narrow -gauge railway on Engen Kirchstrasse. As the police reported, the crash occurred when a 63-year-old driver was on his way towards Papental and suddenly the train came towards him. In order to prevent a collision, however, the driver evaded the width of the train, which led to the serious accident. Fortunately, there were no injuries, neither with the driver nor with the passengers of the train, such as mdr

But the material damage is considerable: around 10,000 euros cost the damage to the car and around 1,000 euros in the locomotive. The scene is reminiscent of a film because the Harz narrow -gauge railway is considered the real landmark of the region. Especially on narrow streets such as the Kirchstrasse, drivers and historical steam locomotives often have to share the same space - a potentially dangerous scenario. Despite the fleeting output, the driver has no choice but to learn from this expensive encounter, while the narrow -gauge railway will continue to do its rounds in Wernigerode, reported News38 .