Hamburg, 11 February 2025 (dpa/MIA) - One person has died after a high-speed train collided with a lorry on the outskirts of the northern German city of Hamburg on Tuesday, according to the fire brigade.

The train passenger, a 55-year-old man, was resuscitated at the scene of the accident but succumbed to their injuries shortly afterwards, a spokesman told dpa.

Another 25 people were injured, six of them seriously, when the train from Hamburg to Munich carrying 291 people crashed into the lorry at a railway crossing in the southern district of Rönneburg.

The impact caused train windows to burst, particularly in the front carriages, an eyewitness told dpa.

Shortly after applying the emergency brakes, a hard collision followed, said the female first responder helping one of those injured.

She said many passengers had quickly looked after others and calm had prevailed following the crash.

They were evacuated from the carriages and brought to Hamburg's Harburg district, railway operator Deutsche Bahn said.

Some 80 firefighters were deployed to the site, with several Deutsche Bahn workers sent to help take care of the passengers. Federal police have launched an investigation into the accident.

The exact cause of the crash was initially unclear.

According to investigators, the lorry was carrying train tracks, with the cargo scattered far and wide as a result of the collision.

The section of the railway line connecting Hamburg's southern Harburg district with Buchholz in the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony has been closed due to the accident.

Trains on the line are being diverted, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn said, reporting minor delays of up to 15 minutes for long-distance travellers.

Hamburg's senator for the interior, Andy Grote, thanked police and firefighters for their quick response and offered his condolences to the families.

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