Warning from colleague comes too late: freight train rushes into truck - driver is thrown out of the cab

In Munich there was a serious accident between a train and a truck at the north marshalling yard. The truck driver was thrown out of his cab.

• In Munich there was a serious accident between a train and a truck on Saturday evening.
• The accident happened at the north marshalling yard.
• The truck driver was thrown out of the driver's cab in the accident.

Munich - On Saturday evening (May 23) a freight train collided with a truck at the north marshalling yard on a Deutsche Bahn AG site . The 59-year-old truck driver was seriously injured in the accident. 

Serious train accident in Munich: freight train hits trucks

At around 10.20 p.m., the Federal Police was notified of a  railway accident at the Munich-North marshalling yard. A truck had driven over an unrestricted level crossing and was hit by a freight train .

Initial investigations by the police showed that two trucks were on the company premises at night due to construction work. The driver of the first vehicle, a 59-year-old from Bruckmühl (district of Rosenheim), crossed the level crossing at walking speed at 15,950 kilometers. He probably overlooked the approaching freight train, as announced by the federal police.

Munich: Truck driver thrown out of vehicle after collision with freight train

His colleague behind him tried to warn him by radio , but it was already too late. The freight train drove between 40 and 60 km / h and caught the truck - he pulled it around 30 meters before it came to a stop after an emergency stop, as the Federal Police announced  .

The 59-year-old was alone in his truck and was thrown out of the cab in the accident. He suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Munich Großhadern hospital by rescue helicopter  .

After a collision with a truck in Munich: freight train no longer ready to drive

It also says: "In addition to the forces of the fire brigade, the emergency services and the Deutsche Bahn AG, there were also several police patrols from the state and the federal government, an accident investigator from the Federal Police Inspectorate in Munich and a helicopter from the Federal Police Air Force Squadron Oberschleissheim."

A freight train collided with a truck at the north marshalling yard in Munich.

© Federal Police

The train's braking system was so badly damaged by the accident that it was no longer ready to drive. Minor damage was found on seven freight wagons, the police said. The truck cab was completely destroyed in the collision. There was also damage at the level crossing, a St. Andrew's cross was torn from the anchorage.

Serious train accident in Munich: passenger train traffic not affected

The amount of damage is not yet known. "Passenger train traffic was not affected, only slight freight traffic in the Munich-Nord marshalling yard and on the north ring was affected. The Federal Police has launched an investigation into a dangerous interference in rail traffic, ”the Federal Police press release concluded.

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