Overview
- The ICE 596 arriving from Munich struck a buffer stop at the end of platform 10 in Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof on Friday afternoon around 15:10.
- Four people suffered minor injuries in the impact, including the train driver, according to the Federal Police.
- Deutsche Bahn said affected passengers were able to continue their journeys on other services and the damaged train was withdrawn from service.
- The service was scheduled to continue to Berlin but could not proceed because of the collision damage.
- Investigators are assessing what happened and the extent of property damage, and reports indicated other connections at the station were not restricted.