A German train controller has been arrested over the February rail crash that killed 11 people in Bavaria, as prosecutors suspect he was distracted by a computer game at the time.
According to prosecutors he was playing the computer game on his mobile phone and made a signalling error, then dialled the wrong emergency number.
He has admitted that version of events, German media report.
Two commuter trains collided on a single-track stretch near Bad Aibling.
Eighty-five passengers suffered injuries, some of them life-threatening.
The man could be charged with involuntary manslaughter and could face five years in jail. Full story...
Related posts:
According to prosecutors he was playing the computer game on his mobile phone and made a signalling error, then dialled the wrong emergency number.
He has admitted that version of events, German media report.
Two commuter trains collided on a single-track stretch near Bad Aibling.
Eighty-five passengers suffered injuries, some of them life-threatening.
The man could be charged with involuntary manslaughter and could face five years in jail. Full story...
Related posts:
- Air traffic controller suspended for watching film while on duty...
- Baby in China dies while doctor plays online game...
- Singapore nurses playing Facebook game while on duty!!!
- Pilots who overshot destination were on laptops!!!
- Singapore bus driver fired for nail clipping on the job!!!
- 'Driving and facebooking is not safe! Haha'
No comments:
Post a Comment