On Friday (September 18, 2020) there was a tragic accident at the Ottobrunn S-Bahn station near Munich.
A 15-year-old boy was fatally injured.
Fatal accident at the Ottobrunn S-Bahn station near Munich.
A 15-year-old boy was hit by a S-Bahn and died.
His friends had to watch the accident.
Ottobrunn
- On Friday (September 18, 2020) there was
a
fatal accident
in Ottobrunn near
Munich
.
At around 8.15 p.m., the operations center of the Munich police headquarters received an
emergency call
that
a person
had just been
detected
at the local
S-Bahn station
by a
train on
the
S7 line
.
Emergency services from the police,
rescue services
and fire brigade
were immediately
dispatched.
When the
helpers
arrived
on site, they found a
lifeless person
next to the
tracks
.
It was a
15-year-old
teenager
who came from the
Munich district
.
Drama in Ottobrunn: Munich S-Bahn kills 15-year-olds - friends have to watch everything
First aiders
had already started
resuscitation of
the boy on site, which was continued by the emergency services.
After a few minutes, however, the rescue workers had
to
stop
the
measures
without any results
.
The youngster
died
on site.
The previous
investigations
have shown that the deceased 15-year-old had been with
friends
near the
S-Bahn tracks
.
The around
20 young people
are said to have held a
birthday party there
in the open air.
Apparently his
necessities
to do, he had distanced himself from his friends and crosses the tracks.
He probably overlooked an approaching
S-Bahn that
caught the boy.
An
emergency braking
initiated
by the
train driver
prevented other people or
passengers from being
injured
in the accident
.
S-Bahn Munich: Adolescent in Ottobrunn captured by train - death in front of his friends
The witnesses and friends of the 15-year-old who had to watch the accident were
looked after
on site by
crisis intervention teams
and emergency services.
Even
members
of the boy finally appeared on the spot and had to be taken care of.
The
passengers
were able to
leave
the
S-Bahn
with the help of the Federal Police
.
In the
accident area
,
the Ottobrunn S-Bahn station was blocked for
three hours
.
The Munich traffic police have started further
investigations
.
Emergency doctor on the track in #Ottobrunn.
S-Bahn from the direction of # Kreuzstraße turn early in #Hohenbrunn.
From the direction of # München Ost, the S-Bahn turns early in # München-Perlach.
Replacement traffic in planning.
#mvv #sbahn # munich https://t.co/UEffWPhaoy
- S-Bahn Munich (@streckenagent_M) September 18, 2020
In Gauting near Munich there was also a fatal accident with the S-Bahn last year.
A man was hit by a train on the tracks.