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One killed, 25 injured in Germany train crash

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published February 12th, 2025 - 09:23 GMT
One killed, 25 injured in Germany train crash
A police officer looks on as firefighters work at the site of a collision between a lorry and an ICE (InterCity Express) high-speed train of German railway operator Deutsche Bahn at a level crossing in the Roenneburg district of Hamburg, northern Germany on February 11, 2025. AFP
Highlights
The impact killed a 55-year-old passenger at the scene, while six of the injured remain in serious condition. Nearly 300 passengers were on board when the train struck the truck, which was carrying rails.

ALBAWABA- A deadly train collision in Germany left one person dead and 25 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a truck on the outskirts of Hamburg on Tuesday. 

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The impact killed a 55-year-old passenger at the scene, while six of the injured remain in serious condition. Nearly 300 passengers were on board when the train struck the truck, which was carrying rails.

 Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the accident, and the truck driver has been taken in for questioning as investigations continue.

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

News writer

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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