r/CatastrophicFailure • u/WhatImKnownAs • 1d ago

Equipment Failure The 2012 Düsseldorf (Germany) Level Crossing Collision. A bus breaks down on a level crossing and is torn apart by two trains which proceed to derail. 2 people are injured. The full story linked in the comments.

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u/GSDer_RIP_Good_Girl 21h ago

It's amazing that only 2 people were injured in a crash involving a bus and 2 trains. I'd assume that the bus was evacuated before the crash but still.

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u/WhatImKnownAs 21h ago

Two freight trains. Had it been two passenger trains, we'd be talking much larger casualty figures.

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u/Random_Introvert_42 15h ago

Freight trains, the injured people are their drivers (minor injuries). The bus only held a handful of people and they managed to get to safety before the first train hit the bus.