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ICE hits two track workers in Essen, killing one and seriously injuring another
An ICE train hit two track workers in Essen late Sunday as six workers were on a railway section.
One worker died and another was seriously injured and taken to hospital; police said the injured worker was not in life-threatening condition.
The crash happened in Katernberg, a district of Essen in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state.
Police are investigating how the collision happened and whether safety rules were followed; the cause is not yet known.
The workers were carrying out vegetation-cutting work beside the tracks, according to police.
The accident disrupted rail services on Monday, with some long-distance trains diverted between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg and delays of about 20 minutes.
The route remained closed while cleanup work continued, and the railway advised regional passengers to check for alternative routes.
An ICE struck two track workers in Essen late on Sunday evening, killing one and seriously injuring the other.
The workers were among a group of six on a railway section when the train hit them.
The injured worker was taken to hospital and was not in a life-threatening condition, according to police.
Police are investigating how the accident happened and whether safety rules were followed.
The incident disrupted rail services, with some long-distance trains diverted between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg.
- Who
- An ICE struck two track workers; one died and the other was seriously injured. Six workers were on the railway section.
- What
- The train hit two of the workers.
- When
- Late Sunday evening, at around 23:00.
- Where
- In Essen, in the Katernberg district, near Grundstraße.
- Why
- The cause is unclear. Police are investigating whether regulations were followed.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An ICE struck two of six track workers in Essen.
The fire department was called to the accident near Grundstraße.
Firefighters rescued the seriously injured worker from the tracks and took him to hospital.
Rail disruptions continued, with some long-distance trains diverted between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg.
- Workers on site
- Six
- People struck
- Two
- Fatalities
- One
- Injured
- One, seriously; not in life-threatening condition
- Location
- Katernberg district, Essen
- Diversion route
- Gelsenkirchen to Duisburg
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What people are saying
For one of the two people, all help came too late.
The cleanup work is still ongoing. The disabled train is no longer at the site.