Overview
- A 26-year-old woman died at the Leingarten pedestrian level crossing after she pushed her 2-year-old’s stroller off the tracks and was struck by an RE45 train.
- The train driver saw the woman, made an emergency brake attempt, but could not avoid the collision and the child survived unharmed.
- All 43 passengers on the regional service were checked by emergency crews and reported uninjured at the scene.
- Emergency response and recovery closed the Heilbronn–Karlsruhe line for about four and a half hours and police estimated roughly €2,000 in damage to the train.
- Investigators are inspecting the crossing’s signal light and equipment while witnesses said the light functioned the next day; inquiries continue to determine whether human error or a technical issue caused the accident.