Overview
- Shortly before 5:00 a.m., a regional train hit a deer between Vieselbach and Apolda in Thuringia.
- The train stopped just before the Eiserne Brücke as police conducted an extensive precautionary search.
- No passengers or crew were injured, according to police.
- Deutsche Bahn said the Erfurt–Weimar line was fully closed for about two hours, with trains turning back at Erfurt and Apolda.
- Firefighters removed the dead animal and the site was cleared before services restarted.