From the Mirror, via MSNSecurity guard, 26, falls from 75mph train in Germany after 'brutal' attack by passenger during ticket check
A security guard has suffered serious injuries after he was allegedly "brutally" attacked by a passenger on a train during a ticket check.
The incident involved a 26-year-old man who fell from a train travelling at 120km/h (75mph), resulting in severe head injuries. The attack took place when the rail worker fell against a train door during a physical altercation with a 36-year-old passenger, Bild reports.
The incident took place near Ettlingen-Bruchhausen in the west of Germany on a regional train operated by Deutsche Bahn, the country's national rail company. The train was travelling between Offenburg to Karlsruhe when the fight occurred on Friday evening.
The altercation reportedly started after the passenger, a German national, was asked for his ticket. A verbal argument then started, which resulted in two security guards being called to assist the ticket inspectors.
A physical fight then occurred between the passenger, who was allegedly drunk, and the 26-year-old Bulgarian security guard, who fell through a door which opened when he was pushed into it. The security guard was pushed with such force against the door that a section of the entrance steps allegedly broke off.
It is understood that train drivers are normally notified when a door has opened while the train is running, immediately triggering an emergency stop. This is not believed to have happened on Friday.
An investigation has now been launched into the incident, which is being treated as high priority. The 36-year-old suspect was arrested onboard and charged, but it is unclear on suspicion of what offences.
The security worker was found by emergency services near the tracks, about 1.25miles from where the train eventually stopped. A similar incident took place in February, when a train conductor died after an attack by a fare evading passenger in Rhineland-Palatinate, also in western Germany.
The 26-year-old perpetrator was sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter.
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