Berlin: A train ploughed into a lorry stuck
on the line in central Germany on Wednesday, injuring 16 people,
three of them seriously, police said.
The 53-year-old driver of the truck steered his vehicle
70 metres down the railway line near Braunschweig before
getting into difficulties, getting out of the cab and calling
emergency services.
But before the alert could be sounded, a regional train
hurtling along at around 120 kilometres per hour and carrying
58 passengers slammed into the stranded lorry.
The driver, who said he was trying to deliver his 30
tonnes of wheat to a mill whose main entrance was shut, was
currently helping police with their enquiries. He has tested
negative for alcohol.
"The truck carrying 30 tonnes of wheat should not have
been on the line," a police spokesman told agency.
PTI
