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At Niederlahnstein station, rescue work on the crashed freight train continues. Hundreds of thousands of liters of diesel had been spilled. It is not yet clear if and what damages this resulted in.
According to federal police, up to 150,000 liters of diesel fuel escaped from the derailed freight train in Niederlahnstein. In addition, several wagons had to be pumped. When investigators have finished their work and the crash site has been cleared, evacuation will begin, according to the railroad. Heavy duty cranes are available for this. The railway is using replacement buses on the closed route between Koblenz and Bad Ems.
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The extent of diesel pollution is still unclear
As of Monday night, the police had talked about the biodiesel that had leaked. However, a rail spokesman has now confirmed that it is diesel fuel. Fuel leaked from two cars. The railway is in close contact with the responsible environmental authority. To find out how deep the soil has been contaminated, exploratory drilling will be carried out, the spokesperson continued. According to the information, the railroad is not yet authorized to work at the accident site because investigations into the cause of the accident are still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the locomotive of the derailed freight train in Niederlahnstein has been put back on the tracks.
SWR
Freight train on the way from Rotterdam to Basel
The freight train with a total of 19 tank cars is said to be headed from Rotterdam to Basel, according to the railway. It had loaded a total of around 300,000 liters of diesel fuel, a spokeswoman for the Koblenz Federal Police Directorate told SWR. Five wagons overturned in the derailment.
