Niklasdorf train collision | |
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Details | |
Date | 12 February 2018 12:45 CET (11:45 UTC) |
Location | Niklasdorf |
Country | Austria |
Operator |
Deutsche Bahn ÖBB |
Incident type | Sidelong collision |
Cause | Under investigation |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 22 |
On 12 February 2018, two passenger trains collided at Niklasdorf, Austria. One person was killed and 22 were injured.
At 12:45 Central European Time on 12 February 2018, [1] two passenger trains were involved in a sidelong collision at Niklasdorf, Austria. The trains were a Deutsche Bahn EuroCity express train and a local train operated by ÖBB. [2] Several carriages had one side ripped off. Carriages from both trains were derailed. One person was killed and 22 were injured. [3] Both train drivers were amongst the injured. There were at least 60 passengers on the EuroCity train. [1]
Nineteen ambulances and two emergency doctors were amongst the emergency services personnel sent to deal with the accident. [4] The injured were taken to hospitals in Bruck an der Mur and Leoben. Everyone had been rescued by 14:30. [2] The railway between Bruck an der Mur and Leoben was closed as a result of the accident. [3] The line between Graz and Sankt Michael in Obersteiermark was also closed. [2]
An investigation was launched into the cause of the accident by the Federal Accident Investigation Office ( German: Unfalluntersuchungsstelle des Bundes). [2]
Niklasdorf train collision | |
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Details | |
Date | 12 February 2018 12:45 CET (11:45 UTC) |
Location | Niklasdorf |
Country | Austria |
Operator |
Deutsche Bahn ÖBB |
Incident type | Sidelong collision |
Cause | Under investigation |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 22 |
On 12 February 2018, two passenger trains collided at Niklasdorf, Austria. One person was killed and 22 were injured.
At 12:45 Central European Time on 12 February 2018, [1] two passenger trains were involved in a sidelong collision at Niklasdorf, Austria. The trains were a Deutsche Bahn EuroCity express train and a local train operated by ÖBB. [2] Several carriages had one side ripped off. Carriages from both trains were derailed. One person was killed and 22 were injured. [3] Both train drivers were amongst the injured. There were at least 60 passengers on the EuroCity train. [1]
Nineteen ambulances and two emergency doctors were amongst the emergency services personnel sent to deal with the accident. [4] The injured were taken to hospitals in Bruck an der Mur and Leoben. Everyone had been rescued by 14:30. [2] The railway between Bruck an der Mur and Leoben was closed as a result of the accident. [3] The line between Graz and Sankt Michael in Obersteiermark was also closed. [2]
An investigation was launched into the cause of the accident by the Federal Accident Investigation Office ( German: Unfalluntersuchungsstelle des Bundes). [2]