Three passengers in a van were killed after their vehicle was hit by an oncoming freight train at a railway crossing in central Germany on Tuesday. When the freight train crossed over that section of the tracks, it caught the van sideways and dragged the vehicle along for about 200 metres. According to statements by the train driver and observations by witnesses, the barrier was closed at the time of the collision. The train driver was also found to have had a blood alcohol level of 0.0. After the collision, the train line was closed off and a replacement bus service was deployed.

Source: The Local April 19, 2017 07:36 UTC