Injured
Accident with a construction train – chaos at Hamburg Central Station
Six people were injured in a train accident at Hamburg Central Station on Friday afternoon. photo
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A construction train with its superstructure gets stuck under a bridge in Hamburg. Six people are injured – and the main train station is completely closed.
Six injured and chaos at Hamburg Central Station: Because there is one The construction train was tilted under a bridge and the station had to be closed for more than two hours. Trains could neither arrive nor leave the main station, so there were numerous delays. Numerous S-Bahn trains had to be evacuated.
Deutsche Bahn was able to resume train services around 6:20 p.m., a spokeswoman said. However, the route between the main station and Altona as well as the S-Bahn tracks remained closed for the time being.
The fire department arrived with a large contingent. She rescued a seriously injured worker using a turntable ladder and with the support of height rescuers onto the bridge, which is located at the northern end of the main train station. From there he was taken to a hospital.
According to the railway, the construction train was tilted under the Ernst Merck Bridge because its superstructure hit the bridge ceiling. The police and fire department initially said that the train had derailed. How the accident could have happened is still unclear.