What was the result of the train accident in Bad Aibling?
Minister-President of Bavaria Horst Seehofer said “The whole of Bavaria has been shaken”. As a result of the accident, the carnival celebrations on Shrove Tuesday in Rosenheim, Bad Aibling and the surrounding area were cancelled. The traditional political debates on Ash Wednesday in Lower Bavaria were called off.
Where was the train crash in Germany in 2016?
Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling 9 February 2016 Joe Adediran was on board one of the trains and filmed some of the aftermath At least 10 people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria.
Where does train 79505 stop at Bad Aibling?
The eastbound train 79505 arrives at Bad Aibling station at 6:42. Since the exit signal at Kolbermoor was set to passing, the signal box did block the single track section to Bad Aibling for this train. Nevertheless, the train dispatcher tried to set the exit signal for the eastbound train from Bad Aibling towards Kolbermoor.
When did the Mangfall Valley railway accident happen?
The collision occurred at 06:46:56 CET (05:46:56 UTC) on the single-track Mangfall Valley Railway ( German: Mangfalltalbahn) on a curve between the stations of Kolbermoor and Bad Aibling-Kurpark close to the Bad Aibling sewage works in Bavaria. As of 11 February 2016 , a total of 11 people had died, including several railway employees.
Who are the victims of the train accident in Germany?
The German police opened a separate investigation. Police confirmed that nine of the eleven deaths had been identified as being local men from the districts of Rosenheim and Traunstein aged 24–59.
What does it mean to interfere with a train signal in Germany?
The dispatcher was also charged with gefährlicher Eingriff in den Bahnverkehr (dangerous interference with railroads), which is punishable with up to ten years’ imprisonment. Many German railway main signals are equipped with an additional subsidiary signal called “Zs 1” (shown as three white dots in a triangle shape).