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| Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling | |
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| Two passenger trains have collided in the German state of Bavaria, with police saying at least four people have been killed and scores injured. | |
| The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km (37 miles) south-east of Munich. | |
| One of the trains was derailed in the crash and several carriages were overturned, German media reported. | One of the trains was derailed in the crash and several carriages were overturned, German media reported. |
| Police said rescue teams were trying to free people still trapped in the wreckage. | Police said rescue teams were trying to free people still trapped in the wreckage. |
| Follow all latest updates here | Follow all latest updates here |
| Regional police said in a tweet (in German) that four people were dead and about 100 injured, of whom 15 were in a critical condition and 40 seriously hurt. | |
| "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," another police spokesman, Stefan Sonntag, told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| Regional train company Meridian said in a statement that "a tragic accident" had occurred on a single-track route between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen at about 07:00 local time (06:00 GMT). | |
| 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." | |
| Technical manager Fabian Amini added: "Our thanks go to the emergency services and workers who gave their help so quickly." | |
| Although the trains were carrying commuters, local carnival holidays meant no schoolchildren were on board, according to reports. | |
| The cause of the collision is not yet known. | The cause of the collision is not yet known. |
| Roads around the scene have been closed and the railway line between Holzkirchen and Rosenheim is blocked, local media reported. | Roads around the scene have been closed and the railway line between Holzkirchen and Rosenheim is blocked, local media reported. |
| German Justice Minister Heiko Maas tweeted (in German): "Really awful news from #badaibling - our thoughts are with the victims and injured. Thanks to the rescue workers" | |
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