Sorry to hear this happened in Germany. This happens in the USA, but, usually with freight trains.
May 17, 2015
BERLIN (AP) " A train hit a truck Saturday (click here) on a road crossing in western Germany, killing two people and injuring at least 20 others, police said, adding that three of the injured were in severe condition.
Police spokesman Jochen Laschke said a regional train coming from the city of Osnabrueck and heading to the small town of Ibbenbueren collided with a farm truck with a tank full of manure. Laschke said the accident happened in a rural area near Ibbenbueren, 440 kilometers (275 miles) west of Berlin.
According to the first investigators on the scene, the truck got stuck when trying to drive over the train tracks, he said. The train crashed into the truck and came to a stop 200 meters (650 feet) down the track. He said the truck driver was not injured....
May 17, 2015
BERLIN (AP) " A train hit a truck Saturday (click here) on a road crossing in western Germany, killing two people and injuring at least 20 others, police said, adding that three of the injured were in severe condition.
Police spokesman Jochen Laschke said a regional train coming from the city of Osnabrueck and heading to the small town of Ibbenbueren collided with a farm truck with a tank full of manure. Laschke said the accident happened in a rural area near Ibbenbueren, 440 kilometers (275 miles) west of Berlin.
According to the first investigators on the scene, the truck got stuck when trying to drive over the train tracks, he said. The train crashed into the truck and came to a stop 200 meters (650 feet) down the track. He said the truck driver was not injured....
