Garmisch-Partenkirchen: train driver heard - minister outlines "most likely cause"

Created: 2022-06-05 10:26 am

After the serious train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the salvage was difficult.

And above all of this is the big question of why.

Update from June 5, 2022:

It is still unclear why the regional train jumped off the tracks on Friday afternoon shortly after leaving for Munich.

There had never been a collision with another vehicle before.

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP), who visited the scene of the accident with Deutsche Bahn boss Richard Lutz on Saturday, promised that the accident would be dealt with extensively.

According to Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU), all local experts were of the opinion "that the most likely cause should be a technical defect on the track or on the train".

Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Riddles about the cause of the accident - train driver heard - minister expresses theory

Our article from June 4, 2022:

Garmisch-Partenkirchen - The train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen claimed several lives and numerous people were injured.

There was initially no new information about the cause of the accident on Saturday.

According to the police, the train driver was questioned.

However, the police did not say what he said.

So far, the only certainty is that a collision with another vehicle can be ruled out.

"We are investigating in all directions," said the spokesman.

According to Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU), neither a second train nor another vehicle was involved in the accident.

On Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bayern 2, radioWelt), Bernreiter added that one had to "assume that some technical cause, either on the vehicle or on the track, was the cause".

According to a railway spokesman, the route was equipped with electronic interlockings and modern safety technology.

On Friday afternoon, several regional train wagons derailed on the way to Munich in the Burgrain district.

Several of the train's double-decker cars overturned, slid down an embankment and ended up lying next to a main road.

Train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Steinmeier reacts dismayed

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier reacted "with great dismay": "My thoughts are with the injured and all their families in these difficult hours," he said, according to a statement.

"I would like to thank all police and rescue workers for their tireless and important work."

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The district office in Garmisch-Partenkirchen announced that by the end of the salvage work, car traffic in the region will probably also be affected by disabilities in the middle of next week.

Traffic from Autobahn 95 is to continue to be diverted on a large scale, with the highway remaining closed to the south.

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