Overview

• Special cranes and tie-downs remain on site at Riedlingen, with track damage assessments still in progress and re-opening dates uncertain.
• Initial findings indicate a landslide caused by heavy rainfall and an overflowing manhole led to the RE 55 derailment that killed three and injured around 50.
• The A61 near Gundersheim and the A62 at Reichweiler remain partially shut after a truck rollover spilled metal scrap and a rear-end collision injured six.
• Investigations are underway into a train-auto collision at a half-barrier crossing in Bad Zwischenahn that killed two and a transporter crash on the A1 near Groß Ippener that claimed one life.
• The spate of weather-linked rail and road incidents has prompted nationwide reviews of embankment monitoring, drainage capacity and emergency response protocols.