As of: February 19, 2024, 12:09 p.m
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On February 14, 2022, two S-Bahn trains collided in Schäftlarn, Upper Bavaria.
Now the trial against one of the train drivers begins.
He is said to have made mistakes back then.
Munich/Schäftlarn – Two years after the fatal S-Bahn accident in Schäftlarn (Munich district), the trial against one of the railcar drivers began on Monday, February 19th.
A 24-year-old Afghan man was killed and 51 people were injured in the accident on Valentine's Day 2022.
The public prosecutor's office accuses the train driver of negligent homicide and bodily harm as well as intentionally endangering rail traffic.
According to the investigation, the S-Bahn driver ignored signals.
He is said to have ignored emergency braking and ignored a stop signal.
The train then collided into an oncoming S-Bahn.
The trial against one of the train drivers in the S-Bahn accident in Schäftlarn begins at the Munich district court on Monday, February 19th.
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(By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Munich district newsletter.)
Emotional apology from the train driver: “I’m so sorry for everything”
As the German Press Agency reports, the defendant fought back tears at the start of the trial and made an emotional apology: "I'm so sorry for everything," said the accused train driver.
He wished he could undo everything.
The 56-year-old said he could not explain how exactly the accident could have happened that day.
He couldn't remember the accident.
“It was actually a completely normal day shift,” he said on Monday in front of the Munich district court.
How he could make such mistakes is inexplicable to him.
Defendant admits negligence
The defendant said it was wrong to override the automatic emergency braking without waiting for the dispatcher's approval.
A delayed S-Bahn from Munich met his train on the single-track route.
This was also forced to brake and stopped on the track.
When the railcar driver saw the stationary train, he initiated rapid braking.
Nevertheless, a collision occurred.
The 56-year-old was also seriously injured in the accident.
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