One dead and 25 injured after train crashes into lorry at level crossing

Train crash in Germany.
Emergency services stand at the scene of the accident outside Hamburg, Germany (Picture: AP)

A 55-year-old man has died and 25 others were injured after a crash between a truck and high-speed train.

Six of those who were injured are in a serious condition after the crash outside Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday.

Windows at the front of the train were left shattered after the train crashed into the truck loaded with rails on the crossing.

The 55-year-old man was resuscitated at the scene but later died from his injuries, a fire department spokesperson confirmed.

The train had 291 people on it at the time and those who were uninjured were taken to a nearby station by bus.

A woman on the train told the DPA news agency that a loud impact was heard when it suddenly braked.

Pictures from the scene show the truck’s load spread across where the crash happened.

epa11888724 The site of an accident after a Deutsche Bahn high-speed train collided with a semi-trailer in Hamburg, Germany, 11 February 2025. An ICE train of Deutsche Bahn collided with a semi-trailer in Hamburg-Harburg, killing one passenger and injuring at least 15 others, according to a fire department spokesperson. EPA/NEWS5 / SEBASTIAN PETERS
The site of the crash after a high-speed train crashed with the truck (Picture: EPA)
One person is evacuated from the train at the scene of an accident at a level crossing, a collision between a train and a truck, in Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday Feb. 11, 2025. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
A person is evacuated from the train at the scene yesterday (Picture: AP)
Railroad technicians work at the scene of a train accident, a collision between a train and a truck, in Hamburg, Germany, early Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
Railroad technicians work at the scene of the crash (Picture: AP)

It is not yet clear what caused the crash but the truck driver has been taken in for questioning.

While the area was cleared, one part of the railway line remains closed this morning.

The train was travelling north towards Bremen at the time it crashed.

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