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Train crash in southern Germany causes deaths, injuries Train crash in Germany kills at least 2, injures scores
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BERLIN — Police say several people have been killed or injured in an early morning train crash in southern Germany. BERLIN — Two trains crashed head-on in southern Germany early Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and around 100 injured, police said. More than two hours after the crash, emergency services were still trying to reach people trapped in the wreckage.
They say two trains were involved in the crash near Bad Aibling, in Bavaria. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, but a spokeswoman for police in Upper Bavaria confirmed to German news agency dpa that there were deaths. Police spokesman Stefan Sonntag told The Associated Press the two regional trains crashed near Bad Aibling, in Bavaria before 7 a.m. and that several wagons overturned.
Dpa reported that one train derailed in the crash Tuesday morning, and several wagons overturned. He said that the scene of the accident on the tracks between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen was so confusing that he did not have any specific numbers of injured and dead yet.
It said eight rescue helicopters were standing on a lawn near the entrance to the town of Bad Aibling and further rescue staff were on the way to the scene of the crash. “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,” Sonntag said.
Sonntag said several rescue helicopters were also involved.
“We have a lot, a lot of staff on the ground who are all involved in the rescue efforts,” he said.
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