World News | German Prosecutors Probe 3 Rail Workers over Fatal Crash
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. German prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating three rail workers on suspicion of negligent homicide over a train crash last week that killed five people and injured dozens more.
Berlin, Jun 7 (AP) German prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating three rail workers on suspicion of negligent homicide over a train crash last week that killed five people and injured dozens more.
The double-deck regional train that derailed Friday near the southern Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen had about 140 people on board, including students headed home from school for the Whitsun holiday.
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A 14-year-old boy and four women — two of them refugees from Ukraine — were killed in the crash, Germany's dpa news agency reported. More than 40 people were injured.
Prosecutors declined to provide details of the investigation, including the reasons why they suspected negligence on the part of the rail workers. (AP)
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