In the southeast of Germany, three people died in a serious train accident. That reports the German police. Dozens of people were also injured, including at least three serious.
The accident happened in a wooded area in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The train, which had left around 6.10 pm and transported around a hundred people, derailed. According to German media, there was a landslide, causing debris to the track, the cause of the accident. It had stormed in the area. An official investigation into the accident will follow.
According to Reporters of the Schwäbische Zeitung After the derailment, the front of the train was thrown up against a slope for about five meters and then bumped into trees. At least two wagons ended up next to the track. At images of the disaster site you can see how rescue workers are struggling to the yellow-white wagons, while shouting is audible and fallen trees in the area.
Deutsche Bahn shares on X His condolences with the victims and with “everyone who has to process this now”.