According to Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann, three dead people are under the derailed and overturned wagon, while, as he said, if the wagon is not lifted, one can not be sure that there are no more trapped.
At least four people have been killed and dozens injured – many of them seriously – in a train crash in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria.
An extensive rescue operation is underway in the area and many roads remain blocked.
#BREAKING: Three people confirmed dead, multiple others injured following train derailment in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, police in Germany’s Upper Bavaria say pic.twitter.com/f5PmDuQ499
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According to Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann, three dead are under the wagon that derailed and overturned, while, as he said, if the wagon is not lifted, one can not be sure that there are no more trapped.
A fourth person exhaled during his transport to the hospital, where 60 people are being treated, 16 of them with serious injuries.
The accident happened shortly after noon on the regional train heading to Munich. Because of the three days of the Holy Spirit and the last day at school, on the train on which they were riding 140 peoplethere were also many students.
Among the injured are people “of all age groups“, Said the police spokesman, who noted that the causes of the derailment are currently unknown, but clarified that no other train or vehicle is involved.
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Train crash in Bavaria …A train derailed between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich today at noon.
At least 4 dead and 80 injured. . .(pics: Josef Hornsteiner)
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– Marko Silberhand (@MarkoSilberhand) June 3, 2022
The armed forces are also involved in the rescue operation, while three helicopters also rushed from Tyrol, in neighboring Austria.
Strong forces of the federal police were already in the area, in view of the Summit of the Group of Seven, which will take place in Slos Elmaou from 26 to 28 June.
