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Railway Near-Miss Exposes Switzerland’s Multilingual Safety Challenge

Railway Near-Miss Exposes Switzerland’s Multilingual Safety Challenge

A recently published report on a 2025 incident where two trains nearly collided reveals the cause was a miscommunication between a French-speaking driver and a German-speaking controller, sparking a debate on language protocols and safety in Switzerland's transportation network.

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