Historic Railway Disasters 5 June 1998 |
Eschede, Germany - Rescue work continues in Germany's worst rail disaster in fifty years(railtec)Work has continued throughout the day to clear the wreckage of ICE884 Munich-Hamburg express train which was involved in a horrifying accident yesterday. The train which crashed into a road bridge , completely demolishing it and causing the highest death toll in a rail accident in Germany since WWII. Two of the thirteen vehicles of which the train was comprised remain buried under the rubble of the bridge. The task of the rescue services now is to free these carriages although there is very little hope of finding any more survivors. Ninety-two people are now known to have died, but bodies are still being removed from the mangled wreckage and it is estimated that the final death toll will exceed 100. Today, all the ICE units have had a speed restriction placed on them of 160km/h. This will remain in force until they have all received an inspection. At present, it is uncetain what this check will involve. |
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Links BBC Report The ICE Crash (from High Speed Trains by Oliver Keating) Report from CNN (with pictures) Press Release (German Language) Press Release (English Translation Babelfish) Accidents involving high-speed trains Southall, West London Great Western Trains IC125 hit a freight train that was crossing its path Piacenza, Italy A Pendolino tilting train derailed whilst taking a curve at excessive speed French TGV Accidents Summaries of all TGV accidents since their introduction into service Related items Hanau, 1993 Another incident involving an ICE Genthin, 1939 Germany's worst-ever rail accident |
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