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High speed train crashes into flock of sheep in a tunnel
by kkaefer | April 27, 2008 at 04:57 pm | 231 views | 2 comments
On Saturday evening, a German high speed train (ICE) crashed into a flock of sheep, leaving 15 people injured and none dead. The sheep got lost in a rail tunnel near Fulda when the train approached with more than 200 km/h (125 mph). According to German police, the tunnel helped in that the coaches could not be slated like in the 1998 Eschede disaster causing 101 victims.
The track is closed for several days during which the remains of the train and sheep are recovered and the tracks repaired.
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April 27, 2008 at 04:57 pm by kkaefer, 231 views, 2 comments
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at 17:03 on April 27th, 2008
The accident scene must have been horrible.
Edit: Yeah, lots of dead sheep in that video link...
at 02:49 on May 2nd, 2008
One should add that both the title and the text are UTTERLY and UNBELIEVABLY misleading. That train didn't crash into a shepherd (the person who looks after the sheep, German: Schafhirte), but a flock of sheep (Schafherde).
Gosh, guys, before you post news, make sure it is accurate!