German high-speed train derails after hitting sheep

Reuters
Monday, April 28, 2008

BERLIN -- Three people were injured when a high speed German Intercity Express (ICE) train carrying

170 passengers derailed after hitting a herd of sheep in a tunnel near Fulda, German police said on Sunday. The three people suffering broken bones were taken to hospital while another 20 people with slight injuries including bruises and cuts were treated and released.

The train was travelling faster than 200 km (120 mph) per hour. It was en route from Hamburg to Munich when it hit into the herd of sheep that had wandered into the 11-km (7-mile) long tunnel near the central town of Fulda.

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German high-speed train derails after hitting sheep

ReutersMonday, April 28, 2008

Reuters
Monday, April 28, 2008