Overview

• The regional service halted shortly after 22:00 on the Paartalbahn between Ingolstadt and Aichach near Kühbach-Radersdorf.
• About 30 passengers were on board when smoke or a strong odor was reported inside a carriage.
• The integrated control center dispatched seven volunteer fire brigades—Kühbach, Aichach, Oberbernbach, Unterbernbach, Walchshofen, Inchenhofen, and Haslangkreit—with more than 90 responders on scene.
• Firefighters determined an evacuation was unnecessary and reported no injuries among passengers or crew.
• Investigators consider a technical defect on the railcar the likely source of the odor detected in the passenger area.