Fatal accident in Kronach station: Workers of freight train recorded!

Fatal accident in Kronach station: Workers of freight train recorded!

Kronach, Deutschland - A tragic misfortune occurred this morning at Kronach train station. A 35-year-old worker from the Unna district in North Rhine-Westphalia was fatally injured when a freight train was maneuvered. According to Borkener Zeitung , the accident happened as the freight train, which normally transported wood. The worker stayed on the last wagon and wanted to support the train driver.

Unfortunately, the man overlooked a track lock, which caused the last wagon. He fell into the track bed and was recorded. Immediately after the incident, numerous rescue workers moved to cope with the situation, which also significantly impaired road traffic on the nearby federal road 85. "The rail traffic was severely impaired until the morning," reported the BR . This meant delays for passengers in regional train traffic and in some cases.

Investigations and measures

The criminal police Coburg has taken over the investigation and consulted an expert to reconstruction the course of the accident. It is important to clarify the exact circumstances that led to this tragic incident. The freight train was about 700 meters long and mainly designed on the wooden transport, which is particularly frequently necessary in the region due to bark beetle attack in the Franconian forest.

The disturbances of the rail connections was considerable. Many trains between Lichtenfels and Saalfeld in Thuringia were late, and at times distances had to be closed. Replacement traffic was set up, but the police reported that disabilities in rail traffic must be expected until the evening.

security situation in rail traffic

The accident in Kronach falls into a context that is also reflected in the reports of the International Railway Association (UIC). This regularly publishes annual reports on rail accidents and recently raised the alarm about an increase in significantly serious accidents in 2022. According to

The tragic event in Kronach not only shakes the college of affected colleagues and relatives, but also raises questions about how security standards in rail operations can further increase so that such accidents no longer happen.