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BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
German train derailment 'caused by landslide'
Investigators believe a landslide brought on by heavy rainfall likely caused a regional train to derail in southern Germany, killing three people and injuring 41 more. More than 100 people were aboard the Deutsche Bahn train when at least two carriages derailed on Sunday evening in a forested area near Riedlingen, about 98 miles west of Munich. Advertisement The train's 32-year-old driver, a 36-year-old apprentice and a 70-year-old passenger were killed, police said on Monday. Rescue workers search for passengers (Thomas Warnack/dpa via AP) Some of the 41 injured were seriously hurt. Police said the downpours in the area caused a sewage shaft to overflow, likely triggering the landslide of an embankment where the derailment occurred. There was no evidence of an external influence that could have caused the derailment, police said. Advertisement Photos from the scene showed parts of the train on its side as rescuers climbed atop the carriages. 'Such pictures shake us to the core,' Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz said on Monday, offering his condolences to the victims' families. He pledged full support for the effort to clear up the cause.
New York Times
3 days ago
- New York Times
Heavy Rain Likely Caused Deadly German Train Derailment, Investigators Say
German investigators said Monday that a train derailment over the weekend that killed three people and injured 41 others was the result of a mudslide caused by heavy rains. 'The water caused a landslide on the embankment near the tracks, which in turn probably caused the derailment,' the police in Ulm, where the train was heading on Sunday evening when it went off the rails, said in a statement. The train driver, another member of the crew and a passenger were killed in the crash near Riedlingen, a small town roughly 30 miles north of Lake Constance in southern Germany. The police said that many of the injured were passengers. Videos of the scene that appeared on television networks showed several of the train's cars lying on their sides, bunched together next to the tracks. The rear car was still standing upright after the accident, but had also come off the tracks. The tracks were visibly bent several yards behind where the train came to a stop, the news footage showed. A large amount of mud was visible on several parts of the track. Rescue workers worked into the night trying to care for the wounded and transport them to surrounding hospitals. Half a dozen emergency helicopters helped in the evacuation, news reports said. The accident was one of the most deadly rail crashes in Germany since 2022, when a regional train derailed near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Bavaria, killing five. In that case faulty tracks were deemed to be the cause.
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
Train derailment that killed 3 in Germany apparently was caused by landslide
Investigators believe a landslide, brought on by heavy rainfall, likely caused a regional train to derail in southern Germany, killing three people and injuring 41 more. More than 100 people were aboard the Deutsche Bahn train when at least two carriages derailed Sunday evening in a forested area near Riedlingen, about 158 kilometers (98 miles) west of Munich. The train's driver, another employee and a passenger were killed, police said early Monday. Some of the 41 injured were seriously hurt. Police said the downpours in the area caused a sewage shaft to overflow, likely triggering the landslide of an embankment where the derailment occurred. There was no evidence of an external influence that could have caused the derailment, police said.
CBS News
17-07-2025
- CBS News
EPA, Norfolk Southern manipulated East Palestine soil testing data, report says
A new report alleges that soil samples following the 2023 fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio were manipulated by the EPA and Norfolk Southern. The whistleblower group Government Accountability Project uncovered a letter they say allegedly proves negligence in testing for contaminated soil at the site of the crash. According to the document, Norfolk Southern's contractor published a plan, but the Environmental Protection Agency then updated that plan the next day, directing that additional samples be taken in more heavily impacted locations. This letter goes hand in hand with two other whistleblowers whose claims say that environmental testing wasn't conducted properly. According to the whistleblowers, the key flaw was that baseline samples were inappropriately collected based on likely wind directions near the time of the burn of chemicals like vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate. They say this compromised the entire sampling plan. Those whistleblowers also believe that officials who tested intentionally avoided testing in areas to show dioxin contamination. East Palestine and Norfolk Southern previously agreed to a $22 million settlement earlier this year. It's unknown if anything will come from the alleged claims of wrong soil sampling.
CBS News
01-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Massive freight train derailment leads to diesel spill in Wisconsin
Hazmat crews were still on the scene late Monday of a massive freight train derailment in Wisconsin northwest of Milwaukee. Three engines and 19 cars from the Wisconsin Southern Railroad train overturned near Constitution and Independence avenues in Hartford, Wisconsin just after 9:30 a.m. Monday, CBS 58 in Milwaukee reported. Three conductors went to an area hospital with minor injuries, Hartford Fire and Rescue Chief Tony Burgard told CBS 58. Meanwhile, several thousand gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the ground — prompting several fire departments and emergency and environment management crews to respond to the scene. A nitrous oxide tank also cracked, but has not leaked. "We tried to make the leak as small as possible," Burgard told CBS 58. "There is a waterway, a tributary, that does lead into the Rubicon River. It looks like we are successful keeping all of the diesel fuel out of that tributary." The cause of the derailment was under investigation late Monday, CBS 58 reported. Police said it could take das to move the trains off the tracks.
