Seconds from disaster S1E5 Derailment at Eschede (HD)

On 3rd June 1998, the ICE 884 "WILHELM CONRAD RÖNTGEN" (München Hbf - Hamburg-Altona) derailed near Eschede, north of Hannover, at a speed of 200 km/h. Most of the train crashed into the pillar of a concrete bridge over the track, the remains of two cars were buried under the ruins of the bridge. The accident caused 100 deaths and 88 injuries (earlier reports about 300 injuries were based on assumptions that the train was much more crowded).