Overview

• Two cyclists forced a Regionalexpress on the Sassnitz–Lietzow line to perform an emergency brake by standing on the tracks.
• After the train came to a stop, the 62-year-old woman and 58-year-old man asked the conductor for directions and showed no awareness of their wrongdoing.
• Their actions caused delays on four other regional services, accumulating 53 minutes of overall disruption.
• Bundespolizei investigators identified the pair as residents of Niedersachsen and launched charges for dangerous interference with rail traffic.
• Authorities warned that loitering on or near railway tracks is life-threatening due to the near-silent approach and powerful suction of passing trains.