Despite emergency braking
Locomotive killed bull standing on tracks at night
The impact was apparently so violent that the bull died on the spot despite emergency braking. A bull that strayed onto railroad tracks at night in the Innviertel region was killed in an accident. The train driver and a passenger survived the accident without any injuries. However, the railcar was deformed.
A train driver (58) was traveling with a railcar in the direction of Ried im Innkreis on Friday night. At around 11.30 p.m., a bull suddenly stood on the tracks in the Wippenham area.
Despite immediate emergency braking, the man was unable to avoid a collision with the cattle. The bull was hit by the locomotive and suffered fatal injuries on impact.
The train driver and a passenger were uninjured in the accident. However, the railcar was damaged and had to be towed to Ried station. Firefighters removed the bull carcass from the tracks. The line was reopened at around 0.23 am.
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