In Germany, a drunk driver paralyzed the work of a section of the railway

In Germany, police removed a 31-year-old driver from the Netherlands from driving a train after allegedly falling asleep in the cabin of a freight train.

The driver was intoxicated and refused to take a blood alcohol test, police said.

Due to the incident, a section of the railway was temporarily closed, and 26 trains were delayed for almost 19 hours.

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. Police in Germany removed a 31-year-old driver from the Netherlands from driving a train, who allegedly fell asleep in the cabin of a freight train while intoxicated, thus paralyzing the work of a section of the railway in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Bild newspaper writes, citing law enforcement agencies.

The incident occurred on the railway between the cities of Hamm and Ahlen. The driver of the oncoming train noticed that his colleague was probably asleep at the control panel and reported this to the police.

"The driver refused to take a voluntary blood alcohol test. There were clear signs that the man was intoxicated," a police spokeswoman told the newspaper.