At least four people killed after train derails in southern Germany | Germany

Police said that at least four people were killed and others were seriously injured after a regional passenger train in Southern Germany left the rail.

The Federal and the local police said the cause of the accident near Redlingen, about 98 miles west of Munich, was under investigation.

About 100 people were on the train during the accident.

A police spokesman confirmed that four people were killed in the accident and added that “several people were injured”.

The photos from the stage showed a part of the train as the savior climbed over the cars.

Before the accident, storms passed through the area and the researchers were trying to determine whether the rain was a factor.

The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he mourned the victims to X and wished his condolences to their families.

Germany’s main national railway operator Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that he cooperated with researchers. The company also wished condolences.

More details to be followed…