Drama near Hamburg
Well-known historian dies in ICE accident
The identity of the person who died in the accident involving an ICE train near Hamburg has been confirmed: the well-known contemporary historian Thomas Großbölting died after the high-speed train collided with a truck.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen "We mourn the loss of our director Thomas Großbölting, who died unexpectedly on February 11," explained the Research Center for Contemporary History in Hamburg. "Our thoughts are with his family."
The academic had made a name for himself primarily through his studies on the reappraisal of sexualized violence in church contexts. He had been the director of the research center at the University of Hamburg since 2020.
"As director, Thomas Großbölting shaped the research center with new impulses and fresh ideas. He still had a lot planned. Thomas was a cheerful and hands-on scientist and person. We will miss him and our work together very much," it continued.
One dead and 25 injured in train accident
On Tuesday, an ICE train crashed into an articulated lorry at high speed. One passenger (55) was so seriously injured that he died shortly afterwards. A total of 25 people were injured, six of them moderately seriously and 19 slightly. The truck was carrying railroad tracks. As a result of the collision, these were spread far and wide along the accident site.
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