Car crashes onto track in Sirnach TG and leads to line interruption
Published: Monday, Sep 9th 2024, 07:00
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A car plunged down an embankment in Sirnach TG on Sunday evening and landed on its roof on the Frauenfeld-Wil railroad tracks. According to the police, the occupants were only slightly injured. The railroad line is expected to remain closed until Tuesday evening.
The 41-year-old driver crossed into the oncoming lane shortly before 7 p.m. for reasons that are still unclear. He broke through a crash barrier and fell around eight meters down the embankment, said a spokeswoman for the Thurgau cantonal police on Monday morning at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency. She confirmed the corresponding report by blick.ch.
The driver and the children aged 10, 15 and 16 who were also traveling in the car were only slightly injured. "We can speak of luck", said the police spokeswoman. The vehicle was a total loss. The Thurgau cantonal police are investigating the cause of the accident.
A power line and a catenary mast were damaged in the accident. The Wil-Münchwilen Pflegeheim section of the Frauenfeld-Wil Railway is expected to remain interrupted until the end of service on Tuesday, as Appenzeller Bahnen wrote on its website. Replacement buses will be running between Frauenfeld and Wil. Trains to and from Wängi will be canceled without replacement.
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