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S-Bahn accident near Schäftlarn on a single-track route - the dead person was a passenger - an emergency hotline was set up

2022-02-14T18:54:36.505Z


S-Bahn accident near Schäftlarn on a single-track route - the dead person was a passenger - an emergency hotline was set up Created: 2022-02-14Updated: 2022-02-14, 7:51 p.m A serious S-Bahn accident occurred in Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn near Munich. Investigations into the cause are ongoing. There is an emergency hotline. Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn/Munich - After the S-Bahn accident in Upper Bavaria, th


S-Bahn accident near Schäftlarn on a single-track route - the dead person was a passenger - an emergency hotline was set up

Created: 2022-02-14Updated: 2022-02-14, 7:51 p.m

A serious S-Bahn accident occurred in Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn near Munich.

Investigations into the cause are ongoing.

There is an emergency hotline.

Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn/Munich - After the S-Bahn accident in Upper Bavaria, the police are investigating the cause of the accident.

The two trains on the S7 line collided on a single-track route, said the chief spokesman for the Munich police of the German Press Agency.

In addition to the state police, the federal police and specialists from Deutsche Bahn are also on site.

How exactly the accident happened on Monday afternoon is the subject of the investigation, said Franken.

One passenger died and at least a dozen people were injured.

According to the fire brigade, the fatality in an S-Bahn accident in Upper Bavaria is a passenger.

The spokesman was initially unable to provide any further information about the injuries.

According to the police, the two trains collided on Monday around 4:40 p.m. in the area of ​​the Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn station.

A photo from the scene of the accident.

© Matthias Balk/dpa

S-Bahn accident in Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn near Munich: Police set up an emergency hotline

The railway has expressed its regret.

“Our deepest sympathy goes to the families of the victims of the accident.

We wish the injured a speedy and full recovery,” said Heiko Büttner, head of the Munich S-Bahn, on Monday evening.

In addition, the railway set up a telephone hotline.

From 7.30 p.m. she should be available on 0800 3 111 111.

According to Büttner, investigations have been initiated.

No statement can be made as to the cause of the accident.

The railway line between Großhesselohe Isartalbahnhof and Wolfratshausen was closed and buses were used.

The station is on the route of the S7 to Wolfratshausen. 

S-Bahn accident in Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn near Munich: More information in our news ticker

You can read the latest information in the news tickers on Merkur.de and tz.de.

Bavaria's Transport Minister Kerstin Schreyer (CSU) was shocked after the S-Bahn accident in Schäftlarn with one dead and at least 14 injured.

"I am deeply affected because so many people are suffering," she said on Monday evening when she visited the scene of the accident.

The most important thing now is that the injured and their relatives are cared for and supported.

She declined to comment on possible consequences.

"First we have to determine the cause of the accident.

If we know them, we can draw conclusions from them.”

Schreyer also expressed her appreciation for the many helpers and rescue workers.

"We can be very proud that we have such great people who helped very quickly," she explained.

(dpa)

Source: merkur

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