A semi-truck collided with a long-distance train in a Hamburg area in northern Germany on Tuesday, injuring over 12 people, the majority of whom suffered minor injuries.
According to a fire service spokesperson, one critically injured person was resuscitated at the scene but died from his injuries either at the hospital or while being transferred there.
Almost 250 other passengers on the Intercity Express (ICE) train were uninjured.
Police called for buses to transport them from the scene of the crash.
The intercity express (ICE) train was headed to the north-western city of Bremen when it crashed into a truck loaded with railroad tracks at a crossing in Hamburg’s Rönneburg district.
A woman on board the train told journalists that the train suddenly braked hard, which was followed by an loud impact.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
The line between Hamburg-Harburg and Maschen in Lower Saxony was temporarily closed and other trains were diverted.
