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A Deutsche Bahn security employee suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from a moving train near Ettlingen-Bruchhausen, Germany, on Friday evening. The incident occurred during a ticket inspection on the route from Offenburg to Karlsruhe. According to the public prosecutor's office and police, an allegedly intoxicated 36-year-old German passenger insulted two DB security guards, leading to a physical altercation between the passenger and a 26-year-old Bulgarian security guard. During the scuffle, both fell to the ground, and the train door opened for unclear reasons, causing the security guard to fall out. Emergency forces arrested the suspect on the train. The injured guard was found about two kilometers behind the train's stopping point in the track area and was hospitalized. The background and exact sequence of events remain under investigation, and the affected train has been taken out of service.
Source report
A DB security employee stands on a train. Source: Jens Kalaene/dpa
A security employee of Deutsche Bahn sustained life-threatening injuries after falling from a moving train during a violent altercation. The incident occurred on Friday evening during a ticket inspection on the route from Offenburg to Karlsruhe, according to a joint statement from the public prosecutor's office and police.
Incident Details
- During the ticket inspection, a verbal dispute reportedly broke out, prompting two DB security employees to intervene.
- An allegedly intoxicated passenger is said to have insulted the two security guards.
- A physical altercation then ensued between the 36-year-old passenger and a 26-year-old security guard.
The Fall
"During the scuffle, both involved fell to the ground. In the process, the door of the moving train opened for reasons still unclear, and the 26-year-old fell out of the train near Ettlingen-Bruchhausen," the authorities stated.
Response and Arrest
- Emergency forces arrested the suspect on the train.
- The life-threateningly injured railway employee was found during a large-scale search approximately two kilometers behind the train's later stopping point, in the track area.
- Rescue workers transported him to the hospital for further treatment.
Investigation
- The 36-year-old passenger is a German national; the injured railway employee is a Bulgarian national.
- The background and exact sequence of events remain under investigation.
- Due to ongoing investigations, the affected train will not be used in railway operations for the time being.
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