Overview
- A regional train struck the rear of a transporter at an unprotected level crossing in the Nassenbeuren district of Mindelheim shortly before 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, causing only rear-end damage.
- Police said no one was injured and the vehicle driver was unharmed, and authorities have opened an investigation into how the collision occurred.
- Deutsche Bahn has suspended the Mindelheim–Pfaffenhausen line and announced that a replacement bus service is being planned while the track remains closed.
- Early reports note the train was near a halt and likely moving slowly, which may explain the lack of injuries but does not replace the formal probe into the cause.
- The crossing is unbeschrankt, meaning it has no physical barriers to stop road traffic, a feature that raises safety concerns for local level crossings and could prompt review of nearby sites that serve Regionalbahn 78.