An ICE prepare crashed right into a automobile at a railway crossing in Dortmund. The 75-year-old driver of the automobile most likely tried to drive across the half-barrier, in accordance with the police. He was barely injured.
The incident occurred round 6:30 p.m. on the Baukamp railway crossing in Dortmund-Kirchderne. According to the Federal Police’s preliminary findings, the driving force of the automobile was most likely not within the car, however was barely injured – the reason for that is nonetheless unclear. There have been 218 folks within the ICE. The prepare driver and a passenger needed to be given psychological care.
The Baukamp degree crossing is “half-barrier” – i.e. just one barrier on the respective lane. According to the federal police, the person drove the automobile across the lowered barrier in his lane, and the automobile then stopped on the observe mattress. Because he most likely could not get any additional, the driving force received out. The prepare was an ICE from Hamburg to Munich.
Our supply:
- Press workplace of the Federal Police St. Augustin
Broadcast: WDR2 information, 24.12.20259 p.m
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