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Germany train crash: 'Four killed' and at least 150 injured as two trains collide

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At least 4 killed, 150 others injured in Germany train collision

February 9, 2016

BREAKING: German authorities say at least four people have been killed and approximately 150 others have been injured early Tuesday after two commuter trains collided head-on.

Police spokesman Stefan Sonntag told The Associated Press that the trains crashed on a single track shortly before 7 a.m. (1 a.m. EST) on Tuesday. The crash occurred near the spa town of Bad Aibling, approximately 35 miles southeast of Munich.

The crash site is located in a densely wooded and hilly region near the river Mangfall, making rescue operations more challenging. Sky News reported that 15 people were considered to be very seriously injured, while 40 others were seriously hurt.

Federal police spokesman Stefan Brandl said the numbers of dead and injured would change, describing the latest casualty figures as "a snapshot."

"This is the biggest accident we have had in years in this region and we have many emergency doctors, ambulances and helicopters on the scene," said Sonntag, who added that some people were still stuck inside the wreckage of the train and rescue personnel were trying to free them.

A statement from the trains' operator Bayerische Oberlandbahn, said both trains had partially derailed and were wedged into each other. Neither the operator nor authorities were able to address possible causes of the collison.

TV footage showed emergency helicopters and ambulances lined up in an area near the crash scene waiting to transport the most severely injured to hospitals. Water police were helping in the rescue efforts as well, the Germany news agency dpa reported, taking injured from the trains across the river to waiting ambulances.

Sonntag said several rescue helicopters from Austria were also involved.

Dpa quoted Bernd Rosenbusch, the head of the Bayerische Oberlandbahn, as saying, "this is a huge shock - we are doing everything to help the passengers, relatives and employees."

Both the trains' operator and federal police in Bavaria have activated phone hotlines for family and relatives.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/09/at-least-4-killed-150-others-injured-in-germany-train-collision.html/

du....du hast......LOL so.....is that spacedream such kinds of farytale? ArHAHAHAHAHA.........vivala nuterusion.......

vivala nuterusion = long live the revolution ?

with all of those interlocking Safety-features these days,crap like that shouldn't happen!

Exactly..

I think sometimes it is the translation site he uses. Sometimes it translates to Spanish & I translate it to English.

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-35530820/
* live updates.. Pics are horrific*

Police have postponed press conference, until later today.

Two people missing

Twitter says, there was lightning ?

hahaha......then? they even didn't offering any information why the train was crashing. then who the hell is that funny nut? i don't think gremanese will happy to see such kind of pschological define......HoooWeeee... send him/she to the rome!!!!!!!!Wraaaaag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Whoa?!
I'm realy sorry about this website is totally free yes......Then!!!!!why You Sucker do not treat it kindly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm kind of sick isn't it? auntie?.....you know what i'm meaning.

nailcap,

Germany does not know what happened. It could be..

Human error
Technological failure
Weather / lightning
Terrorism

We will find out today.

I know . fight terrorism

and that's why i'm realy confuse that news about that dude work for H.C confusing and madness......also i don't think those salam maligus will know that man.....people always having nonscens about till they've find that double face man whom he is. students here already knew such cheater before in the game names CS. you know what? boys like to punch him or she in to crap.........

Did something similar to this happen in Indonesia? Corporate or terror ?

the most sinificate consern must be why such news public so quikly......i don't think it is a good idea under such sistituation. isn't it? especialy showing to those godman ambitions rusians.....LOL also did you had seen that news about they had solding the spacecraft to the public? yea....even in my dream....i can hear those soud......URa!!!!URa!!!!!URa!!!!!!! damn......the some sneaking eyes will davai davai davai...... strange isn't? and returning to those time back to youth....i'm even my life will gona be realy easy not like such kind of swarm so comlicating both hard,,,,,,,then whom will gona blamed? damn........

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the most sinificate consern must be why such news public so quikly......i don't think it is a good idea under such sistituation. isn't it? especialy showing to those godman ambitions rusians..

Hhhaaa.. Yea, dangerous to have so much go public so soon.

Also did you had seen that news about they had solding the spacecraft to the public? yea....even in my dream.

I didn't read it yet..

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2920/1/

davai = okay, all right, let's go or goodbye? It is similar to 'Shalom'.. Many meanings.

....the some sneaking eyes will davai davai davai...... strange isn't? and returning to those time back to youth....i'm even my life will gona be realy easy not like such kind of swarm so comlicating both hard,,,,,,,then whom will gona blamed? damn........

Sneaky everywhere, especially with technology. And of course ' shame & blame games'

what they lack in conviction they make for in drinking orange juice...

with that speed in the outer space........only a little tiny suspension rock will build the dream on......

maybe the dream is on a slice of cheese?

nope.....cheese costing to many milk both oils.....some people will unhappy to hear about that......yes....oil.....then someday ll Gona turn soy some how.........Ar........my brain burns.....my eya casting thunder my words....Ar forget it.......

Investigators looking at possible signaling error in deadly German train crash
By Ed Adamczyk

Feb. 10, 2016

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/02/10/Investigators-looking-at-possible-signaling-error-in-deadly-German-train-crash/3751455118444/

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Investigators have dismissed speculation a deadly train crash in Germany was caused by human error and are focusing instead on a possible signaling error.

The two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday near Bad Aibling in southern Germany, injuring 100 passengers, 18 seriously. Ten people died in the collision, including both train drivers.

Attention has turned to an automated brake system, known as PZB, on one of the trains, which sets off an alarm in the driver's compartment as the train approaches a red light indicating the train should stop. The train will automatically slow if the driver does not press a button in response to the alarm.

After the crash, it was questioned whether the PZB system may have manually been shut off or otherwise overridden so the train could make up for lost time.

A police spokesman said the theory was "pure speculation."

The train line is fitted with an assortment of warnings, alarms and other signals, but neither train slowed as they approached each other on a curve, and neither driver could see the other's train coming.

The eastbound train was on a single track, four minutes behind schedule and on its way to a double track where it would have passed the westbound train and not collided with it.

German police have instead focused on a possibly faulty signal controller.

Activities in control room at Bad Aibling are also part of the inquiry, and one of three data recorders aboard the westbound train was analyzed and showed no apparent technical problem or evidence of driver error. A second data recorder has been recovered, while a third was still missing in the wreckage.

UPDATE:

http://www.infoinsight.org/2016/02/germany-train-crash-human-error-to.html

"An area controller opened the track to the two trains and tried to warn the drivers, according to the prosecutors.
The man, a 39-year-old, is likely to be charged with involuntary manslaughter and could face five years in jail.
"If he had complied with the rules... there would have been no collision," said Chief Prosecutor Wolfgang Giese."

So.. He opened both tracks. Tried to warn the drivers. But he didn't warn them in time? OR because of the speed of the trains OR because of the 'the bend' in the track..they could not see each other? Or slow down enough?

Tragic !