After a collision between an ICE train and a truck at a level crossing in Hamburg-Rönneburg, charges were brought against the 36-year-old truck driver.
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On February 11, 2025, an ICE on the way from Hamburg to Munich collided with a truck at a gated railway crossing in Hamburg-Rönneburg.
A 36-year-old has been charged in Hamburg after a collision between an ICE and a truck. One person died in the accident and twelve people were injured. The man is said to have blocked a restricted railway crossing in Hamburg-Rönneburg with a tractor-trailer and semi-trailer on February 11, 2025, as a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office announced.
The driver is said to have maneuvered and stopped the vehicle several times - during which time the barriers lowered. According to the information, a collision between the ICE and the truck could no longer be prevented. The train was on the way from Hamburg to Munich.
3.5 million euros in damage to the railway
A 55-year-old passenger died as a result of blunt abdominal trauma. Twelve other train passengers were injured in the impact, some seriously. The amount of damage amounts to 3.5 million euros.
Charges were brought against the driver for negligent homicide combined with negligent bodily harm and dangerous interference with rail traffic.

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