Villingen-Schwenningen (dpa/lsw) - A bull significantly affected rail traffic around Villingen-Schwenningen (Schwarzwald-Baar district) on Wednesday morning. Because the animal could not be caught, it was shot with a gun, a police spokesman said. The bull had escaped unnoticed from a slaughterhouse with another cow. However, this was quickly recaptured.
His comrade finally ran across the premises of a car dealership not far away onto the train tracks. The officials tried to catch the animal and repeatedly drove it away from residential buildings and train tracks. After all, the danger was too great and the gun was the last solution, according to the police spokesman. A spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn reported that the railway lines between Villingen and Donaueschingen as well as Villingen and Villingen-Schwenningen were closed until 8.40 a.m. There were failures and delays at both Deutsche Bahn and SWEG.
