Status: 04/23/2023 12:21 p.m
In an accident in Neustadt am Rübenberge (Hanover region), three young people died early on Sunday morning. Her car was hit by a train at a half barrier.
As a police spokeswoman said, the accident car drove onto the level crossing around 5 a.m. with the barrier closed. According to the information, the crossing north of Neustadt am Rübenberge is secured with a barrier that does not span the entire width of the road. The regional train from Hanover towards Nienburg caught the car “at full speed”, according to the spokeswoman. The three young inmates died.
Train accident near Hanover: fatalities are 20 and 22 years old
According to the police, the victims are the 22-year-old driver from Hanover, a 22-year-old woman from Hildesheim and a 20-year-old from Neustadt. According to the police, there were 38 passengers and six railway employees on the train. A passenger on the train was slightly injured. The train driver was unharmed but needs to be looked after by an emergency chaplain, police said.
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Continued delays in rail traffic
The police and fire brigade were on site in large numbers in the morning. As a railway spokeswoman said, the car wreck could be cleared from the rails in the late morning. The route was reopened shortly thereafter. The railway line was temporarily completely closed between Hanover and Bremen. Regional transport was replaced by buses, and some long-distance connections between Hanover and Oldenburg were canceled or diverted. According to the Rail there may still be delays.
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