German train crash near Magdeburg leaves 10 dead

27vet · #1 30th January 2011, 07:17

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At least 10 people are reported to have died in a train crash in eastern Germany.

A local passenger train and a goods train collided head-on in the state of Saxony-Anhalt late on Saturday, near the city of Magdeburg.

The passenger train, the HarzElbeExpress, was travelling on a single track section between Magdeburg and Halberstadt.

The cause of the crash, which left 33 injured, is unclear.

RIP

48111 · #2 30th January 2011, 13:05

Yes I saw it on the news this morning, a nasty job, not good indeed.

48111

Master Cutler · #3 30th January 2011, 13:48

Very sad news, especially as I've just returned from three weeks traveling in Germany experiencing the efficiencies of DB.

StoneRoad · #4 30th January 2011, 13:56

That has been a nasty prang, if they heard it nearly five miles away!

Hope the toll doesn't rise any further, we'll have to wait for the results of the investigation as to the cause, but head-to-head on a single line means something has gone very wrong......

StoneRoad

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