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Shock in Kusel: 16-year-old dies in tragic train accident!
On August 12, 2025, there was a serious train accident in Kusel in which a 16-year-old died and three other passengers were injured.
Shock in Kusel: 16-year-old dies in tragic train accident!
A tragic accident cost a young life in Kusel today. At around 12:30 p.m. there was a collision between a car and a regional train traveling from Kusel to Kaiserslautern at the unbarred level crossing in the “Zum Metternachtshof” industrial area. The driver, a 51-year-old, was in the vehicle with her 48-year-old mother and two daughters (13 and 16 years old) when the accident occurred. Loud tagesschau.de The 16-year-old daughter died at the scene of the accident, while the other occupants were seriously injured.
The seriously injured occupants were taken to nearby hospitals by rescue helicopter. Fortunately, there were no injuries on the train, which was carrying around 20 passengers at the time of the accident. The passengers were evacuated after the incident and were able to leave the scene of the accident without any further problems. The train driver is in shock and now has to come to terms with what has happened, while federal and state police officers, together with crisis intervention teams, have begun investigating the cause of the accident.
Cause of accident and safety measures
The exact cause of the accident is still unclear at this point. Accidents at railway crossings are relatively rare compared to other traffic accidents, but they are often very serious, like this German Road Safety Council reported. Statistics show that 30-40% of all accidents involving personal injury in rail transport occur at level crossings, with many of them occurring at systems that are not technically secured.
In Germany, railway crossings are marked by a St. Andrew's cross. There are different types of security depending on the classification of the railway line, including technical solutions such as full barriers or simpler security such as flashing lights or St. Andrew's crosses. Given recent incidents, it is clear that the pressure to improve security at these vulnerable points can only grow. Suggestions to increase safety include, among other things, the introduction of red light monitoring systems and the structural separation of traffic routes.
The railway line between Kusel and Kaiserslautern remains closed for the time being while the investigation is in full swing. Those affected and their families are in the thoughts of the community, which shows strength and sticks together in times like these.