Story By:  Ana Marjanovic, Sub-Editor: Michael Leidig, Agency:  Newsflash

The investigation into the train crash near Munich earlier this year that left one dead and 10 seriously injured has said the driver was apparently at fault.

Two commuter trains carrying 95 people between them collided at Schaeftlarn S-Bahn (suburban line) station near Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on the afternoon of 14th February.

The crash left one dead, 10 seriously injured and 47 with light injuries.

And now the accident report appears to blame the driver of one of the trains for the disaster.

The report states that the driver in question “released the PZB emergency brake…and continued the journey after a short standstill in the direction of the single-track section to Baierbrunn without having previously informed the responsible dispatcher via train radio”.

The PZB (inductive train protection) is a system that forces trains to a standstill in case of driving too fast toward a stop.

The driver’s name was not disclosed in reports.

Following the crash, the injured had to be bused to clinics in rush-hour traffic.

The collision was so violent that one carriage was even detached from its wheels.

The driver in question – now under investigation for negligent homicide – was among the seriously injured.

Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Soeder, 55, of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria party, said in a statement in the wake of the disaster: “This is terrible news.

“We mourn with the relatives and wish all those injured in the S-Bahn accident a speedy recovery. Thanks to all the rescue workers for their quick action.”