“I’m so sorry for everything’: Train driver in the S-Bahn accident fights back tears in court. A 24-year-old Afghan man was killed and 51 people were injured in the accident on Valentine's Day 2022.
The trial against one of the railcar drivers began on Monday, February 19th. The public prosecutor's office accuses the train driver of negligent homicide and bodily harm as well as intentionally endangering rail traffic. The defendant said it was wrong to override the automatic emergency braking without waiting for the dispatcher's approval.