Collision: Berlin-Hanover line closed at least until the end of the weekend
Image: Twitter. Tim Knopf
The Berlin-Hanover railway line has been closed after two freight trains collided near Giifhorn, 60 kilometres east of Hannover, in northern Germany. Since the accident caused one wagon filled with propane gas to leak, it will not be possible to clean the scene up until the gas is dissipated. Deutsche Bahn said that traffic should not restart before at least Sunday evening.
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Still, without knowing cause, stated: it was an “accident”…
(Accordingly, unforeseeable and result in a serie, just most unfavourably combined.)
Forgivingly, just as normally, here it is anticipated, that neither standard, nor “state of the art” procedure, is to be blamed, etc., etc.
This may be the truth, but not always…
Thus, excusing “accident” should be spared, until cause is known, or?
(With a serious quality program present, IM could have used feed back, from earlier, etc. and…)