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'Human error' caused German train crash Germany train crash: Human error to blame, says prosecutor
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Human error to blame for deadly train crash in Bavaria last Tuesday, prosecutor says Human error by a train controller was to blame for a crash in Bavaria, Germany, last week that killed 11 people, the prosecutor has said.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. More than 80 people were injured after two commuter trains collided on a single-track stretch of railway.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The controller who opened the track to the two trains and tried to warn the drivers caused the crash, according to the prosecutor.
All 11 victims of the crash were men aged between 24 and 59.
The trains crashed head-on while both were travelling at about 100km/h (60mph) east of Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km south-east of Munich.
Investigations focused on why the trains were on the tracks at the same time despite safety mechanisms.
The crash site is on a bend, meaning the drivers no visual contact so collided largely without braking, officials said.