Recklinghausen: Several people probably hit by Zug

Recklinghausen: Several people probably hit by Zug

A tragic accident occurred on a railway line in Recklinghausen on Thursday evening: According to police, a group of people were hit by a freight train and dragged along several hundred meters.

Freight train hits several people in Recklinghausen

A large contingent of the fire department searched the tracks

Several people hit by Zug in Recklinghausen, Germany

On a railway line in Recklinghausen in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, several people were hit by a train on Thursday. As a spokeswoman for the Recklinghausen police told the AFP news agency, the accident happened in the evening on the railway line between Recklinghausen-Ost and Recklinghausen Central Station. According to this, a freight train is involved in the accident, which was reported to the police at 6:12 PM.