Overview

• The attack took place on June 3 at around 17:40 UTC when an unknown person threw a large rock at a freight train near Oberdachstetten in the Ansbach district
• The impact caused the locomotive’s windshield to shatter and lightly injured the 58-year-old driver with glass fragments
• The freight train, en route from Aschaffenburg to Salzburg at about 100 km/h, was stopped and the railway line was briefly closed for forensic investigations
• Ansbach’s homicide unit is treating the case as attempted homicide and dangerous interference with railway traffic
• Authorities have set up a 24-hour tip line and are urging anyone who saw suspicious activity or a person carrying a rock near the tracks to come forward