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One person died after two freight trains collided on a bridge in Munich, Germany, at approximately 1.40am today. Two carriages of one train fell about five metres from the bridge, but authorities confirmed that the empty carriages were not carrying hazardous cargo.
Recovery work on Schleißheimer Straße is expected to last into Saturday and possibly Sunday, with the road closed in both directions between Moosacher Straße and Max-Diamand-Straße. Authorities have not disclosed details regarding the cause of the collision, nor have they confirmed the cargo carried by the trains, which was stated not to be hazardous.
German officials have confirmed that the incident on Schleißheimer Straße will necessitate road closures between Moosacher Straße and Max-Diamand-Straße until recovery is complete, which may extend into the weekend. Deutsche Bahn reported that there has been no disruption to regional or long-distance train services as a result of the collision.
What remains unclear — The cause of the train collision has not been determined.
One dead after two freight trains collide and derail from bridge in Munich
One person died after two freight trains collided on a bridge in Munich, Germany, in the early hours today.
Two cars of one train fell about five metres from a bridge on Schleißheimer Straße in Milbertshofen at about 1.40am.
The trains were shunting at the time of the collision, a railway term for when trains are rearranged within a railway station or depot.
A firefighter told German news agency dpa: ‘That two trains collided and fell off a bridge – unbelievable.’
Photographs show the two wagons dangling off the bridge in a ‘V’ shape between Frankfurter Ring and Max-Diamand-Straße.
German railway company Deutsche Bahn said that the train carriages that toppled were empty.
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The cause of the crash is unclear (Picture: Reuters)
Mangled parts from the carriages littered the road below (Picture: Reuters)
The recovery could take the entire weekend (Picture: Reuters)
The victim has not been publicly named (Picture: Reuters)
The cause of the train collision is unclear.
Officials have not said what cargo the trains were carrying but confirmed that it was not hazardous.
The incident has not impacted regional or long-distance train services.
Schleißheimer Straße will be closed in both directions between Moosacher Straße and Max-Diamand-Straße until the recovery is complete.
Police said recovery work ‘will continue well into Saturday, perhaps even into Sunday’.
The force added: ‘We will notify you as soon as the road reopens.’
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