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February 9, 2010
Australian killed by train after Oktoberfest visit
Published: 21 Sep 09 14:42 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090921-22057.html
A drunken Australian man visiting Munich’s Oktoberfest died early on Monday after being hit by an S-Bahn commuter train, according to the police.
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The Australian was heading back to a camping site at Obermenzing with a 25-year-old man from New Zealand, but because the two antipodeans had just met, his companion could not provide authorities with any information about the victim.
“The two men apparently did not see the approaching S-Bahn before one of them was hit by the engine and fatally injured,” the police said in a statement.
The man from New Zealand was uninjured in the accident, but was treated for shock.
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(comment directed to billyjean's post)
/never been to Oktoberfest
//don't plan on attending Oktoberfest, ever
So should the S-Bahn driver should be treated much differently? Perhaps, afterall it is easier to swerve/brake and avoid an accident riding a motorcylce than when driving a train.