when the "d 203" "schweiz-express" amsterdam–basel train entered the station area, the driver had slowed the train to 40 km/h as required. he then accelerated the train to 90 km/h. after clearing the construction site, he accelerated further. when the train reached the switch into the passing siding in was travelling at 122 km/h, three times the design speed of the switch. the locomotive derailed and slid down the embankment into a house. some coaches followed the locomotive, while others slid over the platform and crashed into the support beams of the platform roof. of the train's 201 passengers, 9 died and 149 were injured.