Global & Disaster Medicine

Update: The Bavarian Train Collision

February 10th, 2016

BBC

  • At least 10 people were killed and scores more were injured, 18 seriously.
  • The accident occurred on a single-track route between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen at about 07:00 local time (06:00 GMT)
  • Officials say they assume both train drivers had no visual contact before the crash as the site is on a bend – and therefore crashed into each other largely without braking
  • The stretch of line had an automatic braking system designed to halt any train that passed a stop signal. It is not yet known why this failed to stop the crash
  • Two of the three data recorders or “black boxes” on board the trains have been recovered

 

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