Berlin, January 20: 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