Serious accident in Bavaria: train collides with a truck at a level crossing - major traffic disruptions as a result

A train collided with a truck at the level crossing in the Fischbachau district of Hammer.

The accident leads to major traffic obstructions.

• The train hits the truck in the middle - wedged together, they finally come to a stop.

• Due to the accident, some roads will remain closed until at least next week.

• The train driver was slightly injured, and the truck driver is in shock after the accident.

Update, November 13th, 4 p.m.:

A

BRB

collided

with a

on Friday shortly after 12 p.m. at the

Hagnbergstrasse

in the

.

According to Marinus Gasteiger, commander of the Fischbachau fire brigade, the truck coming from Fischbachau had tried to drive over the open crossing before the train moving in the direction of Bayrischzell.

That failed.

After the accident in Fischbachau: Road closed longer - BRB wants to drive again in two hours

The

hit the

in the middle, turned it and dragged it around 20 meters across the tracks before both of them

stopped

together.

Those involved survived the accident with no problems.

The

, a 31-year-old Freinger, suffered a

, according to the police

.

The 15 passengers on the train were uninjured, the

was

.

The

turned out to be

.

First the

had to separate it from the train.

After she had pulled the train back and isolated the truck, it threatened to tip over while standing on the slope.

The careful recovery lasted until the early evening.

Truck collides with train at level crossing - a challenge for fire departments

The

resulted in

.

The BRB closed the

until the early evening.

She currently expects to reopen the route around 6 p.m.

The

is the opinion of Gasteiger

stay.

The

the accident

, at least the St. Andrew's crosses must be replaced.

Before that happens - nobody will work on the weekend - the

.

Fischbachau: Collision leads to major traffic disruptions - train driver in shock

The

with three vehicles and 20 men and the

with one vehicle and six men

were in

.

After the initial report, other fire departments were alerted, but were canceled before they arrived at the scene of the accident.

First report, November 13th, 1 p.m .: BRB collides with truck in Hammer / Fischbachau

Fischbachau - A

BRB

collided with a truck

shortly after 12 noon at the level crossing on Hagnbergstrasse in the

.

and

are on duty.

The railway line between Bayrischzell and Schliersee is currently closed due to an accident at a level crossing.

No train journeys are possible. # Oberland #bayerischeregiobahn #mobilimherzenbayerns

- BRB - Oberland (@brb_oberland) November 13, 2020

Accident in Fischbachau: train collides with truck - one injured

According to initial information from the scene of the accident, the truck driver survived the collision unharmed.

Apparently the train hit the truck well behind the cab.

The

was

.

We will publish more information here as soon as we receive it.

(By Christian Masengarb)

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