One dead after freight train derails and falls off bridge in Munich train crash
One person died after two freight trains collided on a bridge in Munich, Germany, in the early hours today.
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.
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.
Officials have not said what cargo the trains were carrying but confirmed that it was not hazardous.
Police shared a video this afternoon showing that the trains are being salvaged using cranes.
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’.