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There was a train accident on the Albula line of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) on Monday night between Tiefencastel and Thusis, as confirmed by the RhB to “suedostschweiz.ch” that night. In front of the town of Sils im Domleschg, a car collided with blocks of stone weighing several hundred kilograms, as Roman Rüegg, a media spokesman for the Grisons cantonal police, announced Tuesday morning. “At least three stone blocks were lying on the tracks due to a falling rock.” As a result of the collision, the control car and two passenger cars rolled off the rails. Then they collided with a pole of the contact line.
The train conductor suffered moderate injuries in the accident. At the time of the accident, according to Rüegg, there were 27 passengers, a train employee, a restaurant employee and two dogs on the train. “They were all able to be evacuated unharmed by the emergency services,” Rüegg said. Police and five experts from the RhB Rail Center were on the scene. In addition, two ambulance teams from the Mittelbünden rescue team, the railway rescue team from the Thusis fire department and an employee of the Nature and Environment Office were on duty.
The Swiss Safety Investigation Office (SUST), the cantonal police and the Graubünden prosecutor’s office clarify the course of the accident, as indicated in the police report.
Currently, there are track replacement buses between Thusis and Tiefencastel. The RhB recommends that passengers traveling from Zurich in the direction of Engadin travel via Landquart and Vereina. The duration of the blockade is currently unknown. (drunkard)
