Tanker and Tram Collide at Crossing in Germany, Killing 3 People

Three people died when a tank truck in Baden-Württemberg colliding with a city railway. Now the law enforcement authorities are investigating the driver of the truck for negligent killing.

The death toll has risen to three following a collision between a tanker truck and a tram at a railroad crossing north of Karlsruhe. Both vehicles caught fire.

In Baden-Wuerttemberg, a tank truck collides with a city railway. Both vehicles go up in flames. Three people are killed. The rescue work and the investigation of the accident continue. There is already a first small investigation success.

The Inferno leaves behind three dead, injured and two burnt-out vehicles. Until the investigators can say more exactly about the accident, it will probably take a while.

Tanker and Tram Collide at Crossing in Germany, Killing 3 People

BERLIN—A tanker collided with a tram at a crossing in southwestern Germany on Tuesday and both vehicles caught fire, leaving three people dead and several injured, police said. The collision occurred early Tuesday afternoon in Zeutern, part of the Ubstadt-Weiher municipality north of the city of Karlsruhe. It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the accident. The truck was loaded with heating oil. Both it and the tram caught fire, though firefig…

Three people died in the collision of a tank truck with a tram north of Karlsruhe. A dead person has now been identified. Both vehicles burned out.