Large-scale operation in Munich: Several people jumped from a freight train - electrocution caused three serious injuries
Created: 05/25/2022, 05:50
By: Lucas Sauter-Orengo, Felix Herz, Johannes Welte
A large-scale operation is currently underway at the Trudering marshalling yard in Munich.
Several people jumped from a freight train, an electric shock was triggered.
Tragic accident at the marshalling yard in Trudering, Munich: 12 people were injured, some seriously.
The alleged migrants were electrocuted when they jumped off a freight train.
Among the seriously injured: a man, a teenager and a child aged ten.
Update from May 24, 6 p.m.:
As a spokesman for the Munich Federal Police Directorate announced, the most seriously injured person is the man.
However, his life is not in danger, as previously assumed.
The number of participants was also corrected to 12.
Three people fled before the police and fire department arrived.
The nationality of the supposed migrants remains open.
Tragic accident at the Munich marshalling yard: at least three seriously injured © Sven Hoppe/dpa
Update from May 24, 5:15 p.m .:
There is now more information about the tragic accident at the Trudering marshalling yard.
Twelve people were electrocuted while trying to get out of a freight train coming from Italy that is carrying truck trailers.
Three of them were seriously injured.
Accident at the Truderinger marshalling yard: three seriously injured, including a child
The accident happened at 2:15 p.m.
Apparently, the migrants had entered the country with the "Rolling Road".
These are trains between Bolzano and Trudering on which truck trailers are transported in order to relieve the Brenner from truck traffic.
The group had probably gained access to a trailer in Bozen or at a stopover.
When they got to Trudering, they may have slashed the roof tarpaulin and tried to climb outside.
According to the police, they probably came too close to the overhead line of the railway.
An arc erupted, hitting 14 migrants.
The line had a voltage of 15,000 volts!
Three of the migrants were seriously injured - a man, a young woman and a 10-year-old child.
All three were placed in an artificial coma, one of them is in mortal danger.
According to tz information, the migrants spoke Turkish, but Kurdish interpreters were also requested.
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F Pillat, J Welte
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Large-scale operation in Munich: several people probably jumped from a freight train
A large-scale operation is currently underway at the Trudering S-Bahn station near Munich.
© Thomas Gaulke
Update from May 24, 4:28 p.m .:
As the
dpa
reports, citing the federal police, three people are seriously injured and eleven people are slightly injured.
People jumped off the train at Trudering S-Bahn station, which caused an “electrical charge” to form.
It is still unclear why the people were on the train and jumped, and how many there were.
First report from May 24, 2022
Munich – A large-scale operation is currently underway at Trudering S-Bahn station in Munich.
According to the police, several people jumped from a freight train, causing an electric shock.
Some of the people are currently suffering serious or life-threatening injuries.
Further backgrounds are currently unclear.
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