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Germany train derailment: At least 3 killed, several injured [View all]
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-train-derailment-at-least-3-killed-several-injured/a-73431046At least three people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, the German press agency DPA reported, citing local authorities.
"According to current investigations, three people were killed and other passengers were seriously injured," Ulm police said in a statement.
It was not immediately clear how many people were wounded.
The train had been carrying around 100 passengers when at least two carriages derailed at around 6:10 p.m. (1610 GMT) near the town of Riedlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
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Heard on BBC that it looks like land slides are responsible for this horrific accident.
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