Serious train accident in the southern district of Munich: In Schäftlarn, two S-Bahn trains collided on a single-track route on Monday evening.
According to police, a 24-year-old passenger was killed. At least 18 people were injured, five of them seriously, as a spokesman for the Munich police said late in the evening.
The injured were reportedly taken to the hospital. The two train drivers are among the seriously injured. 25 inmates from the two S-Bahn trains were also treated on an outpatient basis. A total of 95 people were in the wagons.
Experts examine the scene of the accident
The recovery of the crashed S-Bahn trains has not yet begun. As soon as daylight breaks, experts from the Federal Office for Railway Accident Investigation examine the scene of the accident. Only then can the salvage and clean-up work begin. The emergency manager of the railway informed the BR.
S-Bahn accident on a single-track route near Munich – the cause is unclear
On the morning following the S-Bahn accident, the affected area is still largely cordoned off. The federal highway 11, which runs along the railway line, is still closed. Only residents and rescue workers are allowed through. The S-Bahn line S7 is closed between Höllriegelskreuth and Wolfratshausen. The railway has set up a rail replacement service with buses.
Large-scale operation for the police, fire brigade and rescue services
The S-Bahn collision occurred on Monday around 4.40 p.m. north of the train station in Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn, a suburb of Munich, for reasons that are still unclear. The station is on the route of the S7 to Wolfratshausen, it is single track in this area. One S-Bahn was heading towards Munich, the other towards Wolfratshausen.
The fire brigade used heavy equipment. She had to free a trapped man and help some off the trains, others climbed out themselves. Passengers and relatives were looked following near the scene of the accident, also by a crisis intervention team and emergency pastoral care.
A total of over 170 firefighters were deployed, 230 helpers from the rescue services and 90 from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief. The Munich police were on site with over 100 officers, the federal police with 80 people. Several helicopters supported the rescue efforts, and the trains, which were wedged together and partially derailed, were secured with cranes. The emergency services were on site well into the night.
Söder and Schreyer “deeply affected” by the S-Bahn accident
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder and Transport Minister Kerstin Schreyer (both CSU) were shocked by the accident. “I’m deeply affected,” said Schreyer on Monday evening at the scene of the accident. The most important thing now is that the injured and their relatives are cared for and supported.
Söder spoke of terrible news on Twitter: “We mourn with the relatives and wish all those injured in the S-Bahn accident a speedy recovery. Thanks to all the rescue workers for their quick action,” he wrote.
