24-year-old apparently ignored barriers at level crossing

A 24-year-old man suffered fatal injuries on Thursday afternoon In the Blaustein city centerwhen he was circulating the closed barriers at the Hummelstraße level, according to initial findings and captured by a train. According to matching testimonies, the barriers at the level crossing right next to the Blaustein-Ehrenstein train station are said to have been closed shortly before half past seven.

Railway accident in Blaustein: 24-year-old from Zug recorded

A regional train towards Ulm had stopped at the platform and the young man approached the transition on foot from the center of the city. For the pedestrians, the sidewalk was blocked through a barrier, so the man is said to have run on the lane of the opposite direction to get past the half -barrier. At that moment, a train came from Ulm who went through in Ehrenstein and hit the young man. He was thrown back that the train came to a stop around two hundred meters further after an emergency braking.

Eyewitnesses immediately started with first aid measures, within a few minutes that was Fire brigade Blaustein on sitethat had just completed a fire nearby. The 24-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital with the emergency doctor, where he died about an hour later.

Blaustein: Emergency chaplain supervised eyewitnesses

Three eyewitnesses were affected by the sight that they needed medical help. In addition to three ambulances, the ambulance of the local DRK first aid group was also used. A total of six emergency pastors were on site for the psychosocial care of the eyewitnesses, the train driver and the rail travelers.

The traffic police, the federal police and the criminal service service were on site for the accident investigation. Two emergency managers from the railway took care of the train driver and the passengers and organized a bus replacement traffic during the two-hour blocking of the railway line.