Several reported killed in German train derailment
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Several people killed as train derails in Germany
Several people were killed when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany. At least two carriages had left the tracks near the town of Riedlingen.
Several people were killed when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, German media reported, citing security sources.
A police spokesperson in the city of Stuttgart could only confirm that there were several injured among the 100 or so people on board and that at least two carriages had left the tracks near the town of Riedlingen.
The train was on a 90km route between Sigmaringen and Ulm.
A picture by German news agency DPA showed carriages largely intact but jackknifed into each other and rolled onto their sides.
– Reuters
German train derailment leaves multiple people dead as dozens more left injured
Several people have been killed and a number have been injured after a passenger train derailed in south-west Germany. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has declared support for rescue forces. The incident took place about 12 miles from the French border in Biberach about 6.10pm (local time) on Sunday evening. Around 100 people were on the train when it derailed in a forested area. It is understood there had been a storm in the area shortly before the crash.
The incident took place about 12 miles from the French border in Biberach about 6.10pm (local time) on Sunday evening.
The train is said to have derailed in Baden-Württemberg, German newspaper Bild reports. It is understood there had been a storm in the area shortly before the crash.
A Federal Police Stuttgart spokesperson said “two carriages of the Deutsche Bahn regional express have derailed’. Police told German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) that several people were dead, but the exact number was unknown. Dpa reported that at least three people were injured. Around 100 people were on the train when it derailed in a forested area.
X | Workers at the scene of the train derailment in Germany
German Chancellor Freidrich Merz took to X to “mourn the victims”. “The train accident in the Biberach district shocks me,” he said in a translated post. “I am in close contact with the Interior Minister and the Transport Minister and have asked them to support the rescue forces with all available means.” He added: “We mourn the victims”.
REUTERS | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he is mourning the victims
“I express my condolences to their relatives.” It comes as images have emerged online which show carriages turned on their sides. Dozens of emergency service workers are seen at the site. Deutsche Bahn AG say the train was travelling between Sigmaringen and Ulm before it derailed.
“The exact situation is still unclear at this time,” it said on X. “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the victims and everyone who now have to process this experience.” Baden-Württemberg’s Interior Minister Thomas Strobl is at the scene and he told Bild that all passengers had been evacuated. He said all carriages needed to be moved to see whether anyone was still under the train.
At least three dead after train derails in southern Germany
Roughly 100 people were on board the train at the time of the crash. It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured.
It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured.
At least three people were killed (Thomas Warnack/dpa via AP)
Roughly 100 people were on board the train at the time of the crash, roughly 98 miles west of Munich.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in a post on social platform X, said he mourned the victims and passed on his condolences to their families.
Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s main national railway operator, has been contacted for comment.
At least three dead after train derails in southern Germany
Roughly 100 people were onboard the train at the time of the crash. It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured.
At least three people have been killed and several others were seriously injured when a regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany, authorities said.
Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen remains under investigation.
It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured.
Roughly 100 people were onboard the train at the time of the crash, roughly 98 miles west of Munich.
Three killed in train derailment in Germany, say police
About 100 people were on board the train when it derailed. The cause of the accident is under investigation, police said. The train was on a 90km route between Sigmaringen and Ulm.
Three people were killed and others seriously injured when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said in a statement.
There were about 100 people on board, police in the city of Stuttgart said, adding that two carriages had left the tracks between the towns of Riedlingen and Munderkingen.
The train was on a roughly 90km route between Sigmaringen and Ulm, a police spokesperson said earlier on Sunday.
The cause of the crash was under investigation, the police statement said.
A picture by German news agency DPA showed carriages largely intact but jackknifed into each other and rolled onto their sides. – Reuters