Tragically, two concertgoers from the rock band Böhse Onkelz were killed when they were struck by a train on their way home from the venue on Friday, July 22, at about 11:40 p.m. in the Frankfurt neighborhood of Sachsenhausen.
Two concertgoers, a 45-year-old male and a 25-year-old woman, allegedly stepped onto the train tracks while it was traveling to Marburg. According to reports, the driver started an emergency stop, but it was too late to stop the collision that killed both the guy and the woman. The train lines were quickly shut down by police.
a detailed tweet describing the incident from Frankfurt police’s official account.
As the accident scene was being cleared, public transportation services were suspended until 2 am. Other Böhse Onkelz concertgoers couldn’t leave the stadium vicinity until the restrictions on train and road travel were eased.
Following the event, about 300 passengers aboard the train were also left stuck and could only depart once public transportation had resumed.
Fans of Böhse Onkelz trapped after train crash
A few concert goers discussed the delay on Twitter. A person on social media shared a picture of a street close to the Böhse Onkelz event and remarked that people had been patiently waiting for news about the accident and the opening of traffic for a while. As they tweeted:
“And now, for some reason, everyone is watching for news from the Frankfurt police. GREAT.” Attendees during the concert tweeted about the mishap.
Attendees during the concert tweeted about the mishap.
Another social media user wrote about spending the two and a half hours after the concert stranded at the station.
It was said:
“Any idea how long it will take, please?
For more than 2.5 hours, we had been idly waiting in front of the airport train station.” After the accident, a concertgoer asks the police about the state of the public transportation infrastructure. (Image from @LauraKatha1995 on Twitter)
After the accident, a concertgoer asks the police about the state of the public transportation infrastructure. (Image from @LauraKatha1995 on Twitter)
Additionally, some press sources hinted that some concertgoers might have been excessively inebriated. Additionally, clogged cell phone networks added to the general uncertainty that followed the unfortunate event.
Information about the rock group Böhse Onkelz
For the uninitiated, the rock group known as the Böhse Onkelz, which translates to “evil uncles” in German, was founded in 1980. The band came back together in 2014 as a result of several of their records doing well on both the national and international music charts.
The group was originally created by Peter “Pe” Schorowsky, Kevin Russell, and Stephan “Der W” Weidner, three of its current members. But once the guitarist joined the other three in 1981, the current lineup, which includes Matthias Röhr, was put into place.
Around the middle of the 1980s, the band progressively transitioned from playing punk rock to heavy metal and hard rock. The voice of band member Kevin Russell has stood out the most in their music. Additionally, they tried with organ music in one of their songs from the 1990s, 1000 Fragen.
Even though Böhse Onkelz has performed over the globe, a circumstance like the one that recently transpired in Sachsenhausen has never happened before.
According to the news source Aussiedlerbote, Frankfurt Police have opened a probe to learn more about the incident and determine why the two concertgoers felt it necessary to step on the rails. No new information has been provided.