Tragic accident: while crossing the train tracks in Oppenweiler (Baden-Württemberg), a 14-year-old girl was hit by a train and fatally injured.
Oppenweiler – The fatal accident occurred on Tuesday evening around 6.40 p.m. The 14-year-old girl wanted to cross the train tracks in Oppenweiler near Aalen together with an 11-year-old, as the Aalen police announced.
“Presumably they wanted to save themselves a bit of travel,” said the police. Both girls ran across the tracks one after the other when the regional express from Stuttgart to Schwäbisch Hall sped up. The older of the two girls was shocked, according to the police, when they saw the train. Then she wanted to turn around to get out of the track bed.
Fatal train accident: the train driver saw 14-year-olds and made an emergency stop
The engine driver (45) saw the girl and initiated an emergency stop. But he could no longer prevent the misfortune. The train * hit the girl. The 14-year-old died at the accident site. The local fire brigade was used to recover the body, according to the police. The girl’s parents and the train driver were looked after by a crisis intervention team. The train traffic was interrupted for hours. (ml) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
