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Wheelchair User Rescued After Fall Onto Tracks at Hamburg-Harburg as Service Resumes

Police cite video evidence to classify the case as an accident.

Overview

  • A 53-year-old fell from the platform at track 3 around 12:28 local time as a Metronom train approached, and he got himself to safety while the train overran his wheelchair.
  • Firefighters pulled the man from the track area and recovered the wheelchair, and he was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
  • Roughly 500 passengers were evacuated from the affected train, which sustained light damage.
  • Police ended on-site measures around 13:10, and the track reopened at 14:39 following inspections.
  • Federal police say witness statements and video rule out foul play or a suicide attempt.