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Russia Today
3 days ago
- Russia Today
Three dead after train crash in Germany (VIDEO)
At least three people have been killed in a major train wreck in the German southwestern state of Baden-Wurttemberg, the tabloid Bild has reported, citing the police. It was carrying around 100 passengers when it came off the rails in a wooded area some 50 kilometers west of the city of Ulm on Sunday evening. 'Dozens' of people were injured in the crash, the regional interior minister, Thomas Strobl, told journalists. He added that everyone inside the train had been evacuated. Some people could still be trapped beneath the rubble and the derailed carriages, he said. Local media put the number of injured at 34, citing emergency services. Three are reportedly in critical condition. The authorities did not comment on the figures. Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his condolence to the loved ones of the victims and said he was 'dismayed' by the event. He did not provide any casualty figures. ❗️🚆🇩🇪 - Train Derailment in Baden-Württemberg: Fatalities and Injuries ReportedOn July 27, 2025, at approximately 6:10 PM, a regional express train operated by Deutsche Bahn derailed near Zwiefaltendorf in Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, while traveling from Sigmaringen to Ulm.… The derailed train was a regional express heading towards Ulm, according to the police. A large number of rescue teams, as well as at least six helicopters were deployed to the scene. Photos published by German media show several carriages lying in a ravine near the tracks, with at least two of them overturned. The cause of the incident is still unclear. Severe storms and heavy rains were reported in the area shortly beforehand, according to Bild.
Arab News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
One injured as explosion derails three coaches of Jaffar Express train in Pakistan's south
ISLAMABAD: At least one person was injured when an explosion derailed three coaches of the Jaffar Express train in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, Pakistan's state media reported on Monday. The train, which was en route to Quetta from Peshawar, derailed in Sindh's Shkarpur district after the explosion damaged part of the railway track, the APP news agency reported, citing Sukkur Divisional Superintendent of Railways Jamshaid Alam. The incident forced authorities to suspend train operations on Monday evening. 'Teams from Sukkur were summoned to start repairing work after the incident,' the report read. 'It may take up to further five hours to restore the track.' This is the second incident involving Jaffar Express since it resumed operations in March, following a rare hijacking by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatist militants in March with 400 passengers aboard. The hijacking in the rugged Bolan mountain range ended on March 12 after an hours-long military operation that killed 33 militants and rescued hostages. The standoff also left 23 soldiers, three railway staff and five passengers dead. In June, the train narrowly avoided a disaster, when a bogie of its power van derailed near Shikarpur's Mandi Phatak area, according to the APP report. The provincial government has ordered an investigation into Monday's explosion. Pakistan's railway system faces frequent derailments due to poor maintenance and militant attacks targeting rail tracks, especially in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. These incidents underscore an urgent need for infrastructure and security upgrades across the rail network.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Germany train crash: Everything we know after derailment kills three and injures dozens
At least three people were killed and dozens were seriously injured after a passenger train derailed in the southwest German town of Biberach, authorities said. Emergency personnel were deployed to the scene, where rescue dogs searched throughout the night for survivors. No more casualties had been found as of Monday morning. About 50 people are believed to have been injured, of whom 25 were seriously injured, German media reported citing local authorities. German chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his shock over the crash. He said in a post on X: 'I am in close contact with the Interior Minister and the Transport Minister and have asked them to support the rescue forces with all available means. We mourn the victims. I express my condolences to their relatives.' The Independent takes a look at everything we know about the German train crash. What happened and how did the train crash? Around 100 people were on the train when two carriages derailed in a forested area at around 6:10pm local time, German news agency dpa reported. The crash happened near the town of Riedlingen, dpa reported, roughly 158km west of Munich. According to reports, there had been a storm in the area shortly before. 'Two carriages of a regional express train derailed on the railway line between Sigmaringen and Ulm early Sunday evening. According to current investigations, three people were killed and other passengers were seriously injured,' Ulm Police said in a statement. Authorities believe that a landslide is the likely cause, after significant rainfall struck the area shortly before the train passed through. 'There have been heavy rains here, so it cannot be ruled out that the heavy rain and a related landslide accident may have been the cause. However, this is currently the subject of ongoing investigations," said Thomas Strobl, interior minister of the state of Baden-Württemberg. At least two wagons are believed to have derailed at the site of the crash, which is around 45 kilometres southwest of Ulm. Police continue to investigate the possible causes of the crash, district fire chief Charlotte Ziller told German outlet Bild. Who died in the crash? Three people died, with the number of injured estimated at 50. Around 25 are believed to be injured seriously, emergency services told Bild. Ms Ziller said the dead include the driver of the train and another employee of Deutsche Bahn, Germany's second largest rail company. "It was terrible to witness," resident Karl Figler, 76, told the outlet. "Two people were lying dead next to the train. They were carried away in blankets. At the same time, seriously injured people were being cared for." A collection point for relatives has been set up at a local community centre, and Deutsche Bahn has set up a special hotline for the affected people and their families. What was the aftermath? Scores of emergency services personnel swarmed the site to search urgently for survivors, using rescue dogs in case some remained trapped in the rubble. As of Monday morning, no further survivors or dead bodies had been found in the search. A number of high-profile figures also rushed to the scene after the news broke on Sunday afternoon. This included the CEO of Deutsche Bahn Richard Lutz, the minister-president of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann, of the GReen Party, and the federal and state transport ministers Patrick Schnieder and Winfried Hermann, of the CDU and Green Party respectively, Bild reported. Emergency workers continue to work at the site of the crash.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
3 killed as German train derails, likely due to landslide triggered by heavy rains
Berlin — Three people were killed and at least 41 others injured Sunday evening when a regional express train derailed in southern Germany. Authorities believe a landslide caused by torrential rain was likely the cause of the accident. The train derailed in a forested area on a route between Sigmaringen and Ulm in southern Germany's Baden-Württemberg state. Around 100 passengers were on board when the train hit mud and debris that had spilled onto the tracks following a landslide. Two carriages derailed and toppled down an embankment next to the tracks. A preliminary investigation suggested a hole near the line had filled with water during intense rainfall, leading a slope adjacent to the track to collapse. Weather experts said the region was inundated with up to 10 gallons of rainfall per square yard in the space of just a few hours on Sunday. The victims of the derailment were identified as the train's 32-year-old driver, a 36-year-old railway trainee and a 70-year-old male passenger. Emergency services transported at least 41 people to nearby hospitals, some of them with serious injuries, according to emergency officials. Authorities were examining data from the train's onboard data recorder to determine the exact sequence of events. Officials said there was no indication of foul play. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his condolences to the victims' families and promised full support for rescue and recovery efforts. Deutsche Bahn, the national rail operator, also issued a statement expressing shock and pledged full cooperation with investigators.
Sky News
3 days ago
- General
- Sky News
Train derailment that killed three in Germany likely caused by landslide, say police
Three people have died and more than 40 others have been injured after a train derailed in a forested area of southern Germany, police have said. Heavy rainfall led to a sewage shaft overflowing, which likely set off the landslide on the embankment where the incident happened, according to officers. There was no indication that external factors contributed to the derailment near the town of Riedlingen, about 100 miles west of Munich. Two train carriages came off the rails between Riedlingen and Munderkingen at around 6.10 pm local time (5.10pm UK time) on Sunday, with around 100 people aboard. Photos from the scene showed parts of the train on its side as rescuers climbed on top of the carriages. Passengers have been evacuated from the train. The train's 32-year-old driver, a 36-year-old apprentice, and a 70-year-old passenger were killed, police said. The Reuters news agency reported that the train was on a 55-mile route between Sigmaringen and Ulm in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg. In a post on X, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he mourned the victims and gave his condolences. Deutsche Bahn, Germany's main national railway operator, also said in a statement that it was cooperating with investigators.
