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Alarm in Germany after ICE train door opens at 200 km/h
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Alarm in Germany after ICE train door opens at 200 km/h

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A door on ICE 528, traveling from Munich to Dortmund, opened under unexplained circumstances while the train was moving at about 200 kilometers per hour.
  • The driver stopped the train near a tunnel entrance in Bavaria, prompting an overnight search for passengers who might have fallen from the train.
  • Rescue teams used dogs, a helicopter, drones and thermal cameras, and all passengers eventually left the train safely at Lohr am Main.

A door on a high-speed Intercity Express train opened while the train was traveling at about 200 kilometers per hour, triggering an overnight search along the railway line in Bavaria.

The incident occurred on ICE 528, which was traveling from Munich to Dortmund. The driver braked as soon as the problem was discovered, and the train stopped near the entrance to a tunnel in the Karlstadt am Main area.

Authorities feared that passengers might have been thrown from the carriage at high speed. Firefighters and rescue services searched the line with specially trained dogs, a helicopter, a drone and thermal cameras. No injuries were reported, and passengers disembarked safely at Lohr am Main station.

Deutsche Bahn confirmed the incident and said ICE doors do not open during normal travel conditions. Federal police took statements from passengers seated in the rear section, where the problem was found. Authorities are investigating exactly how and why the door opened.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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