Senior (82) cross tracks, train captures it

In Senden on Tuesday evening (June 10, 2025), a man was recorded by a train and seriously injured. He was flown to a clinic with a rescue helicopter. The train route between Ulm And Senden was closed during the emergency doctor. As a spokeswoman for the federal police report on Wednesday morning on request, the man is an 82-year-old.

The accident had occurred around 6.30 p.m. The cyclist was originally on the bicycle road, which leads from Gerlenhofen to Senden. According to previous knowledge, the senior wanted to cross the tracks of the Illertalbahn below the bridge of Königsberger Straße. He probably wanted to cross the rails towards the shopping center. However, at a point where there is no transition.

A helicopter flies man after an accident by train in Senden to the hospital

At the same time, a train coming from Ulm approached the RE75 line, which was traveling towards Kempten. Through high grass on the railway embankment and an arc in the track, the view of the train was only around 100 meters.

There was a collision. The man was thrown north with a folding bike. Despite the quick braking initiated, the regional express only came to a stop 150 meters after the collision. The man remained seriously injured under the bridge between the railway embankment and bridge pillars. Senden fire brigade and the emergency services provided him. A rescue helicopter flew the man to the hospital with life -threatening injuries.

According to the federal police, around 100 passengers were on the train. They were obviously not injured. Deutsche Bahn brought a replacement guide. The route was closed for more than two hours. A rail replacement traffic has been set up.

Fastest way to the shopping center: According to residents, positions in Senden are used more often

According to residents, the place where the man wanted to cross the tracks is used more often. It is the fastest way for pedestrians and cyclists who come from Gerlenhofen and want to shop. Maybe the man also wanted that with his folding bike. According to the investigators, the findings about what the man actually wanted there is not yet available. Not even whether the position is known for any dangerous intersections of the federal police. The man was traveling alone. Nothing more was known for his state of health on Wednesday morning, said a spokeswoman for the federal police.

There is a transition about 150 meters south of the accident site. However, there occurred a fatal accident in March 2022. A 14-year-old had probably wanted to cross the rail crossing secured with circulation grid north of the train station between Haydn and Robert-Bosch-Straße on a bike and was recorded by a train.