In Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, a freight train hit two children.
One of the boys was killed and another was seriously injured.
Now there are many questions in the room.
Train accident in North Rhine-Westphalia:
In Recklinghausen, a freight train hit two children
Mourning for ten-year-olds:
A boy was killed, a nine-year-old seriously injured
Police are looking for show:
Investigators are faced with many unanswered questions
This news ticker about the train accident in Recklinghausen (North Rhine-Westphalia) is updated regularly.
Update from February 3, 4:10 p.m .:
In the afternoon, the engine driver drove away the freight train that had hit two children the night before.
This was reported by a
dpa
reporter at the scene of the accident.
Another employee had previously checked all the brakes on the almost 600-meter-long freight train.
The train driver then climbed into the driver's cab and moved the train.
Update from February 3, 1:20 p.m .:
The ten-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a freight train in Recklinghausen is expected to be autopsied on Monday.
A police spokesman said on Friday near the scene of the accident in the Ruhr area city.
A freight train hit the ten-year-old and a nine-year-old boy on Thursday evening.
The younger child was seriously injured and operated on that night.
The spokesman gave no further information about the children and their families.
It is also not yet possible to comment on a possible funeral service or funeral.
The train driver was not physically injured.
A police spokesman said on Friday.
The train driver suffered no physical injuries as a result of the braking operation.
However, his mental state was "corresponding to the terrible events".
He was under the impression of the serious accident and was immediately looked after by emergency chaplains on Thursday evening.
The spokesman did not provide any personal information.
Fatal train accident in NRW - many questions still unanswered
Update from February 3, 11:35 a.m .: Barrier tapes torn
down at a level crossing.
On Friday, a few hundred meters away, two police officers were standing in the middle of the tracks in safety vests.
Next to it is a parked locomotive with trailers near Recklinghausen-Ost (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The freight train hit two children on Thursday evening.
The shocking certainty quickly came: For a ten-year-old, any help came too late.
The other, a nine-year-old, underwent surgery that evening.
On Friday morning there was a first, very cautious sigh of relief: the boy is not in acute mortal danger.
The morning after the terrible accident, there are many nagging questions: How and when did the two boys of primary school age get onto the tracks?
Already in the dark?
Where exactly did the accident occur?
After investigations into the night, drone images should now provide information.
However, it is cloudy, hazy, strong windy this Friday.
“We also need witnesses.
Maybe someone saw the children before the accident," says a police spokesman, describing the investigators' hopes.
Recklinghausen: Train drama in North Rhine-Westphalia – police are investigating after a serious accident
Update from February 3, 7:10 a.m .:
The nine-year-old boy, who was seriously injured in a serious accident on a railway line in the Ruhr area, is “currently no longer in acute danger to life”.
A police spokesman said on Friday the German Press Agency in Recklinghausen.
A freight train hit two boys on Thursday evening, one of them died.
According to initial police findings, the dead boy was ten years old.
There is no evidence of other injuries, said the police spokesman.
It should now be clarified how the children got onto the railway premises.
It is hoped that more information will be forthcoming in the course of the day.
In this context, the police appealed to witnesses to come forward.
Of particular interest is whether there might have been more children on the tracks before the accident.
"This is also an investigation subject," said the spokesman.
Update from February 3, 6:05 a.m .:
It is a terrible drama that happened on a railway line in the Ruhr area on Thursday evening.
After the serious accident with one dead and one seriously injured child, the dismay is great.
A freight train caught the two boys in Recklinghausen on Thursday evening.
The police investigation into the accident continues.
The question to be answered is why the children were walking on the tracks there.
As North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister Herbert Reul said on Friday night, the nine-year-old, seriously injured child was fighting for survival.
The child is being cared for in a hospital.
Reul had already rushed to the scene of the accident shortly after the tragic accident.
Reul spoke of a big "drama when something like this happens to children".
"It's terrible." It is unclear how the accident could have happened.
Fatal accident in Recklinghausen: freight train hits children - boy dies
According to initial findings by the police, the fatally injured boy is ten years old.
There is currently no evidence of other affected children, the police said on Friday night.
The fire brigade also used a drone with a thermal imaging camera.
Pastors took care of the affected families.
A police spokesman said the location was under further forensic investigation.
According to current knowledge, the accident happened around 6 p.m., at which point the incident was reported.
The exact circumstances remained open for the time being.
The police held back with further information;
it is possible that not all relatives were initially informed.
The first media reports said that a group of people had been caught and dragged along several hundred meters.
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The background to the accident in Recklinghausen on Thursday evening is still unclear.
© Thomas Banneyer/dpa
Numerous emergency services were at the scene of the accident late Thursday evening.
The area was cordoned off over a large area, as reported by a dpa reporter.
In addition to around two dozen police officers, emergency chaplains were also on duty.
Numerous people gathered at the police barriers.
Numerous emergency services at the scene of the accident - restrictions on rail traffic
According to the fire department, 35 firefighters and rescue workers were deployed.
"We searched the track bed," said a spokesman for the fire department.
Due to the darkness and the extent of the search area, a drone was used.
The accident site is near a former freight yard.
Recklinghausen is located in the northern Ruhr area.
The railway line between Gladbeck-West and Recklinghausen main station was closed.
"We do not yet have a forecast as to when the route will be free again," said a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn AG in Berlin.
A bus is used as a rail replacement service between the two stations.
According to Deutsche Bahn, there are restrictions on regional transport on the S9, RE2 and RE42 train lines.
Long-distance traffic is not affected.
According to information from Deutsche Bahn, the accident happened in the Recklinghausen-Ost area.
Update from February 2, 11 p.m.:
According to initial information from the NRW Ministry of the Interior, two children were hit by a freight train in the train accident in Recklinghausen.
A child died and one was seriously injured, said a spokesman for the situation center in the NRW Ministry of the Interior on Thursday evening.
Train accident in Recklinghausen: People are hit by the train - a child dies
Update from February 2, 10:42 p.m .:
After the train accident in the Ruhr area, the route between Gladbeck and Recklinghausen Central Station is closed.
There are restrictions on regional traffic on the S9, RE2 and RE42 train lines, said a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn.
Long-distance traffic is not affected.
Update from February 2, 9:48 p.m .:
A serious accident occurred on a railway line in Recklinghausen on Thursday evening.
According to a police spokeswoman, a freight train may have hit several people.
The police did not want to give any further details.
According to the fire department, 35 firefighters and rescue workers were deployed.
"We searched the track bed," said a spokesman for the fire brigade, as reported by
dpa
.
Because of the darkness and the extent of the search area, a drone was used, it said.
The accident site is near a former freight station in the city in the northern Ruhr area.
Train accident in Recklinghausen: freight train may hit several people
First report from February 2, 9:48 p.m.:
Recklinghausen – A serious train accident occurred on a railway line in Recklinghausen on Thursday evening.
This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Recklinghausen police at
Merkur.de
from IPPEN.MEDIA.
The train accident happened between Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof and Recklinghausen Ost.
According to the police, the emergency call came in at 6:12 p.m.
A freight train may have hit several people, said a police spokeswoman for the
dpa
.
The police initially did not provide any information about the victims.
The WDR reported that people "were dragged along for several hundred meters".
Accordingly, a large contingent of the fire brigade was deployed and searched the tracks with drones and thermal imaging cameras.
(kh with dpa)
Meanwhile, the police in Baden-Württemberg are investigating the case of the missing Julia from Remshalden.
The police have now found a body during the search.
It should be about the 16-year-old.
List of rubrics: © Thomas Banneyer/dpa