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Riedlingen Train Crash Survivors Describe Lasting Trauma as Line Set to Reopen

Investigators cite a rain-triggered landslide as the likely cause, with formal findings still weeks away.

Overview

  • The affected RE 55 route is scheduled to resume regular service on Sunday, ending the interim bus replacement.
  • Police and the public prosecutor say heavy rainfall preceded the derailment and likely triggered a landslide at the track.
  • Three people were killed and dozens were injured in the July crash near Riedlingen.
  • Survivors Annika Kling, 21, and Efe Yüksel, 23, report ongoing pain and anxiety, and both avoid traveling by train.
  • Kling suffered a traumatic brain injury and a broken collarbone, while Yüksel sustained a severe finger injury requiring surgery and continues to have back pain.