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| German prosecutors believe human error caused Bavaria train crash | German prosecutors believe human error caused Bavaria train crash |
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| Prosecutors say they believe the head-on train crash in southern Germany last week was caused by “human error” by the train dispatcher. | Prosecutors say they believe the head-on train crash in southern Germany last week was caused by “human error” by the train dispatcher. |
| Eleven people died and scores were injured when two commuter trains crashed into each other on a single-line track near Bad Aibling, 40 miles south-east of Munich. | Eleven people died and scores were injured when two commuter trains crashed into each other on a single-line track near Bad Aibling, 40 miles south-east of Munich. |
| Chief prosecutor Wolfgang Giese said his office has opened a criminal investigation against the 39-year-old dispatcher. | Chief prosecutor Wolfgang Giese said his office has opened a criminal investigation against the 39-year-old dispatcher. |
| Giese said at a news conference that according to investigators “had he [the dispatcher] behaved according to the rules the trains would not have collided”. |