Swiss train collision caused by stop signal being ignored - operator


  • World
  • Friday, 27 Feb 2015

Rescue workers stand next to a derailed train after two trains collided near Rafz around 30 km (18 miles) from Zurich February 20, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

ZURICH (Reuters) - A collision between two Swiss passenger trains that injured several people last week was caused when one of the trains ignored a stop signal, rail operator SBB said on Friday.

An express train destined for Schaffhausen near the German border was in collision with a commuter train at a switch in Rafz, around 30 km (18 miles) from Zurich, and then derailed. Six people were injured in the collision.

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