Passenger train derails in Germany: several dead

In addition, numerous people were injured, it said on Sunday evening. A traffic accident in Carinthia was lightly.

Numerous rescue workers are deployed at the scene of the accident in Germany. On video recordings from the location of the event you can see how the fire brigade and emergency services work on the derailed wagons to get access to passengers. Loud shouting can also be heard. Several derailed wagons can be seen on the recordings, at least one has fallen over. You can also see fallen trees at the scene of the accident.

“Mass attack of injuries”

The Reutlingen control center reported a so -called “mass attack of injuries” – this describes a situation in the rescue system in which a large number of injured or sick people must be treated. Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl made his way to the scene of the accident in the evening. His spokesman said that he would get an impression of the rescue work.

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According to the first police, around 100 people were in the derailed train. So far, at least three injuries have been assumed, said a spokesman. At least two wagons of a regional express were derailed at Riedlingen at around 6.10 p.m. The speaker was initially unable to provide any information about the cause of the accident. The train was on the way from Sigmaringen to Ulm.

Traffic accident with train also in Carinthia

A traffic accident on a train also occurred in Austria. According to police, a 60-year-old woman from the Villach Land district wanted to cross an unrestrained railway crossing with her car on Sunday at 2:45 p.m. in the Sonnberg, municipality of Steindorf (Feldkirchen district). She should have noticed the S-Bahn coming from Feldkirchen too late. There was a collision.

The vehicle was slightly damage to property. The woman was not injured. The train route from Feldkirchen to Villach was closed to the duration of the surveys from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.