Berlin. The regional express was on the Saarland route. There were approximately 200 passengers on the plane. Why were they “lucky in misfortune”?
A regional express (RE) with approximately 200 passengers passengers inside Saarland It derailed after hitting a rock in the open area between Namborn and Türkismühle. Police said the driver of the vehicle suffered scratches but no one else was injured. Federal Police In Saarbrücken. According to the police, this is a special train. railway company vlexx.
Passengers would be evacuated to the adjacent spare train. Felsbrocken A spokesperson for the Federal Police said in a statement about the incident on Tuesday evening that it was approximately one meter in diameter.
Train derailed: Police talk about “luck in misfortune”
The spokesman said passengers were “lucky in case of misfortune”. Zug After the derailment, it did not slide to the right towards the slope, but to the left towards the neighboring road. RE 3 was in that direction in frankfurt on the way.
why is this Felsbrocken It was not initially clear that as well as masses of earth and debris had slid down a hillside near the tracks. The railway line was initially closed until Wednesday morning (03:00). A replacement bus service was established.
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