Overview
- A 49‑year‑old Romanian construction worker was hit by a voltage arc while working on an overhead contact wire between München‑Westkreuz and München‑Neuaubing on Tuesday, 27 October.
- The arc came from the 15,000‑volt contact wire and caused severe but non‑life‑threatening injuries, including burns to the upper body and a broken arm.
- Berufsfeuerwehr München treated the man on site and transported him to a Munich hospital for further care.
- The track section was closed for authorized construction at the time, so S-Bahn services were not disrupted.
- Investigators from Bundespolizei München are examining the exact cause of the electrical fault and whether procedures or equipment failures played a role, and their findings could prompt safety reviews for overhead‑line work.