Drama in Tyrol: girl is run over by an approaching train in Innsbruck – S-Bahn accident near Munich
Emergency room (icon image).
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Innsbruck/Munich – Three serious accidents involving trains occurred on the weekend and Monday in Innsbruck, in the district of Munich and in the district of Neu-Ulm. In the first case, a cleaning lady who happened to be present saved the life of a 17-year-old. In the last case, a youth (14) died.
On Sunday morning (March 6), a 17-year-old Austrian woman tried at around 6.30 a.m. at the Westbahnhof in Innsbruck to reach an approaching regional train in the direction of Telfs-Pfaffenhofen. The girl knocked on a wagon and tried to open a door. That’s how she came According to the Tyrol State Police Department “self-inflicted fall”. In further consequence field the 17-year-old into the gap between the platform and the running board of the wagon on the track bed. She was struck by the train in the area of left hand and right foot rolled over.
A random one cleaning womanwho was doing cleaning work on the platform at that moment, then became the lifesaver: The woman reacted with quick-wittedness, rushed to the 17-year-old’s aid and dragged her back onto the platform. This was the only way to prevent “a complete rollover”, the police said. However, the girl was seriously injured in the accident and, after receiving first aid at the train station, was taken to the emergency room of a clinic in Innsbruck.
17-year-old caught by the S-Bahn in the Munich district
In the district of Munich, too, an accident with an S-Bahn could easily have been fatal. On Saturday evening (March 5), a youth, also 17 years old, near the S-Bahn station Heimstetten according to the Federal Police Munich Cross the train tracks “just quickly”. want. He was hit by an S-Bahn line 2 heading into town despite the emergency braking being initiated and thrown off the track area. At the time of the accident, around 8:45 p.m., the train was occupied by around 70 passengers. All were unharmed, as was the driver.
The teenager, on the other hand, was seriously injured in the accident. Suffered according to police information a pelvic fracture and various bruises all over his body. The 17-year-old was taken to hospital by ambulance after receiving first aid at the scene of the accident. The boy is reported for dangerous interference in rail traffic. Due to the rescue operation, the railway line had to be completely closed in some cases. Deutsche Bahn is setting up a rail replacement service.
14-year-old doesn’t pay attention to train and dies
On Monday (March 7th) it came to a terrible tragedy in Send (New Ulm district). There is a 14 year old on his bike at an unbarred level crossing hit and killed by an approaching train become. Eyewitnesses told local media that the youth was not paying attention to the traffic around him. Because of numerous onlookers, the fire brigade had to shield the accident site with privacy screens. The affected train route between Ulm and Memmingen was totally blocked for more than three hours.
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