A German court has sentenced a train controller to three and a half years in jail over a rail disaster in Bavaria which killed 12 people and injured 89.
The 40-year old defendant, named as Michael P, acknowledged making an indicating mistake and dialling the crisis number that is erroneous. Two commuter trains collided in February near Bad Aibling.
The control additionally acknowledged having played with a computer game on his mobile phone prior to the crash.
He expressed “tremendous guilt” in the case.
The trial occurred in Traunstein.Those who perished in the crash at Bad Aibling on 9 February were all guys aged between 24 and 59.
