Several hurt after passenger trail derails in southern Germany
Roughly 100 people were aboard the train when at least two carriages derailed in a forested area around 6.10pm local time (5.10pm GMT), dpa reported.
Photos from the scene showed parts of the train on its side as rescuers climbed on top of the carriages.
The crash happened near the town of Riedlingen, dpa reported, roughly 158 kilometers (98 miles) west of Munich.
Details about what caused the derailment were not immediately available.
Federal police, who oversee the railroads, and Deutsche Bahn, Germany's main national railway operator, did not return reporters' requests for comment Sunday evening.
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