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Police Open Case After Woman Walks on Hamburg Tracks as ICE Speeds Past

Video from the scene shows a high-speed ICE traveling within meters of her.

Overview

  • A passerby alerted Bundespolizei to a 35-year-old walking along the rails near Schlachthofstraße in Harburg.
  • Officers ordered a temporary line closure and escorted the woman out of the danger zone.
  • Authorities say the brief shutdown disrupted multiple train connections in the area.
  • Police-reviewed footage shows an ICE train passing directly beside the woman while she was on the tracks.
  • Investigators opened criminal proceedings as officers report she was uncooperative and claimed she was lost en route to Munich.