Meerbusch train crash

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Meerbusch train crash
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The wrecked passenger train at train accident site near Meerbusch on 8 Dec 2017
Details
Date5 December 2017
19:30 CET (18:30 UTC)
Location Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia
CountryGermany
Line Krefeld - Neuss line
Operator DB Cargo
National Express Germany
Incident typeRear-end collision
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers155
Injured50

The Meerbusch train crash occurred on 5 December 2017 when a passenger train ran into the rear of a freight train near Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Fifty people were injured, nine seriously.

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Accident

At about 19:30 CET (18:30 UTC), a passenger train operated by National Express Germany ran into the rear of a freight train operated by DB Cargo near Meerbusch-Osterath station, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The driver of the passenger train was able to give a warning before the collision occurred. [1] Fifty people were injured, nine seriously and three with moderate injuries. [2] [3] The train was carrying 155 passengers. [4] The passenger train was travelling from Krefeld to Neuss. The freight train was travelling from Dillingen, Saarland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [1] The rear three wagons of the freight train were derailed. [2] The leading carriage of the Bombardier Talent 2 electric multiple unit which formed the passenger train was severely damaged. [1] The rescue of passengers was hampered by fallen power cables, [5] which were made safe by Deutsche Bahn. More than 200 firefighters assisted in the rescue efforts. The line between Düsseldorf and Krefeld was closed. [3]

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Cleanup of the accident aftermath

Investigation

The Eisenbahn-Unfalluntersuchungsstelle des Bundes (EUB) opened an investigation into the accident. [6] It was reported that the passenger train may have incorrectly been given permission to pass a signal indicating “stop”. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Oliphant, Vickie (5 December 2017). "Railway crash injures five - more than 100 trapped as passenger train hits freight train". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Regionalzug fuhr auf falschem Gleis" [Regional train drove on wrong track] (in German). RP Online. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Dutzende Verletzte bei Zugunglück in Meerbusch" [Dozens injured in train crash in Meerbusch] (in German). Der Spiegel. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Germany train: Collision near Düsseldorf injures six". BBC News. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dozens injured in a train collision in Meerbusch, Germany". Euronews. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Untersuchungen zur Zugkollision zwischen Abzw Weißenberg und Meerbusch-Osterath aufgenommen" [Investigation into train collision between Abzw Weißenberg and Meerbusch-Osterath started] (in German). Bundestelle für Eisenbahnunfalluntersuchung. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

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