Overview

• Federal police received the alert around 7:00 and closed the line in both directions, dispatching a patrol to the scene.
• The Sylt-Shuttle stopped just past the Uhlebüller Straße crossing near Niebüll while heading toward Westerland.
• Fire crews from Niebüll-Deezbüll and Langstoft cooled the smoking vehicle as state and federal police secured the area.
• Deutsche Bahn’s emergency manager ordered the train to return to the Niebüll loading point, where the vehicle was unloaded and later towed.
• The disruption lasted roughly one hour with service restored around 8:00, and reporting identifies the vehicle as an Iveco box van.