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Man seriously injured after falling onto Munich U-Bahn tracks
A 42-year-old man fell onto the tracks at Münchner Freiheit station in Munich on Saturday afternoon.
Police said he was apparently under the influence of alcohol when he fell, and an arriving train hit him.
He was seriously injured but not in life-threatening condition and was taken to a Munich hospital.
The train driver tried to brake manually but could not avoid hitting him.
The incident halted U6 service for about 90 minutes, affecting passengers travelling to a football match in Fröttmaning.
The man was reportedly also on his way to the match between Bayern Munich and Leipzig with friends; police are investigating the incident.
A 42-year-old man was seriously injured after falling onto the tracks at Münchner Freiheit U-Bahn station in Munich.
An arriving train struck him at about 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 17.
Police said he was believed to have fallen into the track area because of alcohol.
He was rescued and taken to a Munich hospital; his injuries were described as serious but not life-threatening.
U6 services were suspended for about an hour and a half, disrupting travel to a football match in Fröttmaning.
- Who
- A 42-year-old German man who lives in Austria.
- What
- He fell onto the tracks and was struck by an arriving U-Bahn train, suffering serious injuries.
- When
- Saturday, October 17, at about 4:45 p.m.
- Where
- Münchner Freiheit U-Bahn station in Munich.
- Why
- Police said he was believed to have fallen into the track area because of alcohol.
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The man fell onto the tracks at Münchner Freiheit as a train was arriving and was struck.
He was rescued from the track area and taken to a Munich hospital.
U6 services were suspended for about an hour and a half, disrupting travel to the match in Fröttmaning.
Munich police reported the incident.
- Injured man
- 42-year-old German citizen living in Austria
- Station
- Münchner Freiheit, Munich
- Incident time
- Saturday, October 17, about 4:45 p.m.
- Injury
- Serious but not life-threatening; included a thigh fracture
- Service disruption
- U6 suspended for about one and a half hours