Two tank wagons derailed in a shunting accident in Feldkirchen and were pushed onto the street.
Feldkrichen
- Two tank wagons derailed in Feldkirchen today and were pushed onto Emeranstrasse.
According to the Federal Police, a freight train, consisting of a locomotive and 18 tank wagons full of heating oil, was supposed to maneuver on a siding in the direction of Heimstetten.
For an unexplained cause, he got onto another track, broke through a metal gate onto the OMV company premises and collided with the two tank wagons, which fortunately were empty.
As a result of the force, the convoy was pushed over the buffer stop, crashed through a fence and landed on the street.
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The wagon convoy was so powerful that it tore the buffer stop with it.
© Thomas Gaulke
The Emeranstraße between Feldkirchen and Heimstetten was closed for several hours, until the editorial deadline it was still unclear how long.
A crane has to lift the derailed wagons back onto the track.
The Federal Police reported that there was no danger to the public at any time.
The two derailed wagons were empty, the ones loaded with heating oil remained on the track despite the impact.
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