Trial in Munich
Train driver from Schäftlarn: “I’m so sorry for everything”
The accident scene with two S-Bahn trains colliding near the Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn train station in February 2022. Photo
© Matthias Balk/dpa
Two years ago, two S-Bahn trains collided head-on in Schäftlarn, Upper Bavaria, killing one person and injuring 51 others. Now the train driver of one of the railways is on trial.
With an emotional apology two years after the fatal S-Bahn accident in Upper Bavaria The trial against a railcar driver began in Schäftlarn. The 56-year-old said he couldn’t remember the accident, as he kept fighting back tears. It was “inexplicable to him that I made such mistakes,” he said on Monday in front of the Munich district court. “It was actually a normal day shift.” In the accident on Valentine’s Day 2022, a 24-year-old man was killed and, according to the prosecution, 51 people were also injured.
In addition to negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm, the public prosecutor’s office also accuses the man of intentionally endangering rail traffic. According to the investigation, the train driver ignored signals. His train collided with an oncoming S-Bahn. Accordingly, the man had ignored emergency braking and ignored a stop signal.