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09/02/2016 Bad Aibling rail accident

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Germany Train Collision LIVE FOOTAGE INSIDE TRAIN filmed by mobile phone

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Black boxes retrieved from site of deadly Bad Aibling train collision

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'Human error responsible' for deadly Bad Aibling train crash - sources

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Scene of train crash in Bad Aibling

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German controller confesses over Bad Aibling rail crash

2 Meridian-branded passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany. Of approximately 150 people on board the two trains, 12 people died and 85 others were injured, including 24 seriously. Two months after the accident, investigators announced that it had been caused by the responsible Deutsche Bahn train dispatcher who gave incorrect orders.