Overview
- A Regionalexpress struck parts of a scaffolding at an Eisenbahnbrücke near Husum on Thursday evening when scaffold elements extended into the train’s path.
- The train driver initiated an emergency brake and the service returned to Husum station so all 26 passengers could disembark; no one was injured.
- Federal police confirmed pieces of the scaffold intruded into the rail corridor and have opened an inquiry to determine how the equipment came to project into the track.
- Police and railway crews closed the Marschbahn temporarily after the impact while investigators and technicians inspected the train and the bridge, with initial reports describing a metal bar that became lodged under the train and damaged suspension components.
- The Marschbahn links Hamburg with the island of Sylt, so the incident forced short-term service disruption on a key regional route and raises questions about construction-site safety and responsibility near active tracks.