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Person under train: Big alarm at Nennig, but just a sad deer!
Fire department operation in Perl: Search for person under train ends with all-clear – deer was the victim of the accident. Details and information here.
Person under train: Big alarm at Nennig, but just a sad deer!
On June 29, 2025, shortly after 11 p.m., an emergency on the railway line near Nennig caused a major alarm for the emergency services. The Perl fire department, the rescue service and the federal police were alerted after a train driver reported an impact at 11:04 p.m. The alerted fire department immediately had the highest priority to quickly confirm the suspicion of a person under train.
After the alarm was raised, the emergency services contacted the train driver to obtain precise information regarding the kilometer of the train, the speed and the time of the impact. The railway line was immediately closed and the search along the collision site began. Searchlights were used to effectively search the area.
Successful search and all-clear
The emergency services searched the route meter by meter, but instead of an injured person, a deer was finally found as the accident victim. The animal did not survive the collision with the train. The federal police reopened the route after confirming the incident. The operation ended at around 11:59 p.m., with rescue workers noting with relief that no major human emergency could be confirmed.
Additional information on the topic of accidents in rail transport recently became clear in another incident at Reichenau train station. On July 23, 2023, a person was hit by a regional express and seriously injured. The train driver had initiated immediate braking, but still stopped about 400 meters behind the station, where there were around 75 passengers on the train. The federal police asked the fire department for support in caring for and possibly evacuating the passengers.
Coordination of emergency services
The Reichenau volunteer fire department was alerted at 5:56 p.m. A rapid response group (SEG) from the Maltese rescue service was also called in to care for and care for the affected people. On site, the emergency services observed that it was not necessary to evacuate the train as it was soon able to continue its journey. The fire department took over the cleaning of the accident site on the platform with water from a fire engine. A total of 35 fire departments were deployed under the leadership of Commander Sebastian Böhler.
These incidents illustrate the challenges and the rapid response of the emergency services in rail traffic. While the alarm in Nennig fortunately ended without serious consequences, the seriously injured people in Reichenau are a reminder of the potential dangers on railway tracks. The safety of travelers and passers-by remains a central concern in the work of emergency services.
Further details about the alarm in Nennig can be found in a report by Blue light report Saarland while providing specific information about the incident in Reichenau fire department.de are documented.