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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 nine people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria. 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 knowWhat we know
In focus: Bavaria's railwaysIn focus: Bavaria's railways
Train crash rescue: As it happenedTrain crash rescue: As it happened
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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 in a tweet (in German) that nine people had been killed and 100 injured, 50 of them seriously. 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.
The trains' operator said both trains had partially derailed and were wedged into each other.
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.
Bernd Rosenbach, managing director of Bayerische Oberlandbahn, which operates Meridian trains, told reporters: "The accident is a huge shock for us. We are doing everything we can to help the travellers, relatives and workers." Electrical engineer Joe Adediran, who was on the train between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen, said that he had had a "lucky escape".
Technical manager Fabian Amini added: "Our thanks go to the emergency services and workers who gave their help so quickly." "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 crashesOther fatal German train crashes
The scene of the crash is close to the Mangfall river in a hilly and densely wooded region. Casualties were being evacuated by boat and by helicopter. The scene of the crash is close to the Mangfall river in a hilly and densely wooded region.
Several hundred emergency services personnel were at the scene. Rescue teams from nearby Austria were also helping, local media said.
By midday, police said all casualties had been removed from the wreckage.
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).
Although the trains were carrying commuters, local carnival holidays meant no schoolchildren were on board, according to reports.
Roads around the scene have been closed and the railway line between Holzkirchen and Rosenheim is blocked.
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