At least four people have been killed in the collision (Picture: Reuters)
Several people have been killed after a head-on collision between two trains in Germany.
Another 10 have been seriously injured and 100 suffered minor injuries in the collision in the southern state of Bavaria.
Local reports suggest that several carriages were overturned in the
collision and one was derailed near Bad Aibling in the southeastern
corner of Germany.
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Emergency crews are working to rescue people still trapped inside the train (Picture: Reuters)
A rescuer holds a drip as they pull more people from the wreckage (Picture: Reuters)
At least four people are now confirmed dead but that figure is expected to rise.
He added that the scene of the accident was so confusing that he did not have any specific numbers of injured and dead yet.
‘This is the biggest accident we have had in years in this region and
we have many emergency doctors, ambulances and helicopters on the
scene,’ Sonntag said.
Emergency workers move rescue equipment to the scene of the collision (Picture: EPA)
He said some people were still stuck inside the wreckage of the train and rescue personnel were trying to free them.
Police spokesman Jürgen Thal Meier told rosenheim24 that several people had been killed on the train between Munich and Rosenheim.
At least eight rescue helicopters have been ferrying people to nearby hospitals following the crash at 6.40am local time.
Many people were trapped on the train for a few hours (Picture: Reuters)
An investigation has been launched into how the collision happened (Picture: Reuters)
The operator of the two trains that crashed, Bayerische Oberlandbahn,
says on its website that the trains of the so-called Meridian line both
partially derailed and are wedged into each other.
Both the trains’ operator and federal police in Bavaria have activated phone hotlines for family and relatives.
Rescue crews at the scene where several people have been killed (Picture: AP)
150 people have been injured in the collision (Picture: Reuters)
The collision happened in Bad Aibling (Picture: Reuters)
The death toll is expected to rise throughout the day (Picture: Reuters)
The trains were on a single-track line when they crashed (Picture: Reuters)
Over 100 emergency crews were called to the scene (Picture: EPA)
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