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Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling | Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling |
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At least 10 people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria. | |
The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km (37 miles) south-east of Munich. | The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km (37 miles) south-east of Munich. |
The transport minister said the trains had crashed into each other while both travelling at around 100km/h (62mph). | The transport minister said the trains had crashed into each other while both travelling at around 100km/h (62mph). |
Emergency teams, some winched in by helicopter, worked for hours to free casualties from the wreckage. | Emergency teams, some winched in by helicopter, worked for hours to free casualties from the wreckage. |
What we know | What we know |
In focus: Bavaria's railways | In focus: Bavaria's railways |
Train crash rescue: As it happened | Train crash rescue: As it happened |
Are you in the area? Let us know about your experiences but please do not endanger yourself. See bottom of the story for details on how to contact us. | Are you in the area? Let us know about your experiences but please do not endanger yourself. See bottom of the story for details on how to contact us. |
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was "dismayed and saddened" by the crash. | Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was "dismayed and saddened" by the crash. |
Regional police said that 10 people had been killed and revised down the toll of injured to 80, 17 of them seriously. | |
One person is still missing, they say. | |
The drivers of both trains and two train guards were among those killed, police said. | The drivers of both trains and two train guards were among those killed, police said. |
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who visited the scene, said it was a "horrifying sight". | German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who visited the scene, said it was a "horrifying sight". |
"The drivers' cabs of both trains are wedged into each other. One side of one train is completely torn open. The other train bored into it," he told a news conference. | "The drivers' cabs of both trains are wedged into each other. One side of one train is completely torn open. The other train bored into it," he told a news conference. |
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told the same conference it was "difficult to comprehend" how such a crash could happen given the amount of investment in railway safety following previous train accidents. | Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told the same conference it was "difficult to comprehend" how such a crash could happen given the amount of investment in railway safety following previous train accidents. |
Electrical engineer Joe Adediran, who was on the train between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen, said that he had had a "lucky escape". | |
"At the first station, this train normally has to wait for five minutes or so for the opposite one to arrive. After a while, we started to move on to the next station without waiting for the opposite train," he told the BBC. | |
Other fatal German train crashes | Other fatal German train crashes |
The scene of the crash is close to the Mangfall river in a hilly and densely wooded region. | |
The Munich blood bank issued an appeal for blood donors on its Facebook page (in German). | The Munich blood bank issued an appeal for blood donors on its Facebook page (in German). |
Are you in the area? Let us know about your experiences but please do not endanger yourself. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Are you in the area? Let us know about your experiences but please do not endanger yourself. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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