At Least Three Dead, Several Wounded After Train Derails In Germany

The German police and municipal officials reported on Friday, June 3 that a regional train derailed, killing at least three persons and many left with injuries.

According to a police spokeswoman, the Munich-bound train was nearly full at the time of the incident in Burgrain, Bavaria, north of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a major hiking and skiing destination.

It wasn’t clear how many people were on the train at the time of the accident.

At least three persons were killed, according to the Garmisch-Partenkirchen municipal authority. Sixty persons were sent to the hospital with injuries, with 16 of them being critically affected.

According to the regional Muenchener Merkur newspaper, which cited the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tagblatt, multiple school pupils were on board the train.

Three carriages at least partially overturned, and passengers were rescued by being yanked out of the windows, according to The Guardian.

Pictures on social media showed people being carried away on stretchers and standing around on the tracks, as well as carriages of a double-decker regional train caught between tree branches and rolling down an embankment.

According to authorities, a large emergency services operation is still ongoing, and the rail route is now closed.

Since June 1, when a ticket allowing Germany-wide travel became available, regional trains have seen increased passenger numbers.