Advertisement

S-Bahn commuter train collides with turnip truck

DPA/The Local
DPA/The Local - [email protected]
S-Bahn commuter train collides with turnip truck
Photo: DPA

One man is dead after an S-Bahn commuter train near the Lower Saxony town of Weetzen collided with a crop transport truck early on Friday morning, according to the police.

Advertisement

The driver of the truck carrying turnips died in the accident in the area outside of Hannover.

The S-Bahn had been carrying 67 passengers between Hannover and Springe when the collision occurred at the railroad crossing, which had just a light and no traffic gate.

According to local paper Hannoversche Zeitung, the crossing at Vörie where the accident occurred at 7:47 am has good visibility and police officers do not know why the 67-year-old truck driver attempted to cross the intersection in front of an oncoming train.

The 33-year-old S-Bahn driver used his emergency brakes, but was unable to stop in time and hit the truck cab, dragging the vehicle some 30 metres, the paper said.

Some 45 emergency personnel from the surrounding region were on hand to treat passengers and clean up the accident scene. Aside from the truck driver, there were no serious injuries.

The tracks in the area were closed in both directions and S-Bahn officials are investigating whether the light at the crossing was functioning at the time of the accident, the paper said.

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also