Route in the Ansbach district closed

On Friday afternoon there was an accident at a level crossing between the Middle Franconian towns of Wicklesgreuth and Windsbach. The Deutsche Bahn explained this on its website. The level crossing near Neuendettelsau is blocked by “a road traffic”, it continued. The closure could be dissolved in the evening around 8 p.m.

Railway between Wicklesgreuth and Windsbach closed after accident

The railway line between Wicklesgreuth and Windsbach (both in the Ansbach district) had been closed since the early afternoon. No train journeys from the regional train RB91 were possible.

Apparently it was at the level crossing to one around 2.20 p.m. Collection of a car with a trainreport the Nuremberg News. A driver overlooked the approaching railway at the unrestricted transition. Therefore, the train crashed into the rear of the car. The woman was slightly injured that there were no injuries on the train, the report said in relation to the police.

Accident in the Ansbach district: failures and restrictions for RB91

A total of around 65,000 euros had occurred, 50,000 euros of it on the train’s locomotive. The passengers were continued by bus.

As the railway continued, replacement traffic by bus and taxis between the two locations was set up for a few hours. The route was blocked between the time of the accident until around 8 p.m.

In Bavaria, many of the level crossings are still unlimited. Again and again there are accidents between cars and trains, Pedestrians are also always affected.