Overview
- The 58-year-old fell into the gap at Berliner Tor around 8:07 p.m. Friday as an S‑Bahn was pulling in, federal police said.
- Firefighters rescued the man from the track bed and he was hospitalized with multiple fractures and lacerations.
- A hospital blood test measured 2.2 per mille alcohol, supporting the assessment of an alcohol-related accident with no foul play.
- S‑Bahn tracks 1 and 2 were closed and power was cut during roughly one hour of rescue operations before handover to Deutsche Bahn’s emergency manager.
- The S1 train driver suffered shock and was relieved at the scene as police reiterated warnings about intoxicated behavior at rail facilities.