German main line blocked near Rastatt
Posted: 13 Aug 2017, 05:16
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They were boring a tunnel underneath. Due to heavy water flux there was a landslide inside the tunnel construction site, which collapsed the surface above.
The whole section where the tunnel crosses the existing line was under permanent surveillance using a laser grid for exactly that kind of thing, hence preventing any accidents