A serious accident occurred on Friday at a train station in the city of Kerpen near Cologne in Germany. A truck with Polish plates fell from a viaduct onto the tracks. The driver was injured. An investigation has been launched, the police said.
The accident occurred on Friday around noon in the town of Kerpen near Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia).
According to police, witnesses saw the truck leave the roadway on the viaduct, crash through the bridge railing and fall onto the tracks near the Horrem train station. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.
The truck has Polish license plates. The viaduct from which it fell is over six meters high.
A truck fell onto the tracks
Driver injured, high-voltage lines damaged
The truck driver was injured and taken to hospital. Local media reports that the traction was damaged.
The cause of the accident is unknown. An investigation has been launched. The railway line where the accident occurred has been temporarily blocked.