Germany: Several killed in train accident
At least three people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger train derailed in south-western Germany on Sunday, according to local authorities.
"According to current investigations, three people were killed and other passengers were seriously injured," Ulm police said in a statement.
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.
Emergency services including fire brigade, rescue crews and police were attending the scene, while Baden-Württemberg state interior minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) was also on his way, according to a spokesman.
"I am in close contact with the interior minister and the transport minister and have asked them to support the rescue forces by all means," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote in a post on X.
The regional train had been traveling through a hilly and wooded area between Sigmaringen and the city of Ulm where, according to the local Südwest Presse newspaper, the local hospital was freeing up beds to receive casualties.
