After a car collided with a regional train at an unbarred level crossing in the Rosenheim district, the train driver is also being investigated. A preliminary test showed he had a blood alcohol level of over 0.9, the police said. The accusation is based on suspicion of endangering rail traffic. Several media outlets reported about it.
The search for the driver of the car continued on Tuesday. He is said to have driven across the tracks at Wasserburg am Inn on Saturday evening despite the red light. The local train ran into the back of the car; According to police, the car was probably damaged on the left rear taillight. The train driver and the 28 passengers remained uninjured. The driver continued his journey without paying any attention to the accident. According to the police, there was no damage to the Deutsche Bahn railcar.
However, this does not release the driver from his obligation to stop at the scene of the accident and announce his involvement in the accident. The allegations against the driver were of endangering rail traffic and escaping an accident. According to the head of the Wasserburg police station, in the past ten years there have been. Inn, Markus Steinmaßl, several accidents at the level crossing, including a fatal one in 2018.