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18-Year-Old Survives After Freight Train Overruns Him at Kleinostheim Station

Police have opened an investigation on suspicion of dangerous interference with rail traffic.

18-Jähriger im Kreis Aschaffenburg sorgt für Sperrung von Bahnstrecke
Ein 65-jähriger Fahrradfahrer ist an einem Bahnübergang in Willich in Nordrhein-Westfalen von einem Zug erfasst und getötet worden. Laut Polizei wollte er die Gleise bei geschlossenen Halbschranken überqueren.
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Overview

  • Police report the man was unlawfully in the track area between platforms 1 and 2 around 19:00 and fell while attempting to cross.
  • Witnesses said he lay between the rails as a freight train passed, and the driver initiated an emergency brake that could not stop in time.
  • Bavarian state police pulled him from the track bed, and he sustained only minor abrasions.
  • He was initially unresponsive and was taken to Klinikum Aschaffenburg for further medical examinations.
  • The line was closed from 19:05 to 20:52, affecting 23 trains with a total of 885 minutes of delays, and the train driver was relieved after suffering shock.