Berlin: Several people died and over 100 people injured after two trains collided in the southern German state of Bavaria on Tuesday.
According to a police spokesman, “two trains crashed head on.”
“There are about 100 injured, scores of people seriously injured and several dead,” he said. The accident happened at 6.48 a.m. local time (0548 GMT) near Bad Aibling in the southeastern corner of Germany. Rescue teams were on site.
The early morning crash took place near Bad Aibling in Bavaria, but it was too early to establish the exact number of injuries.
A spokeswoman for police in Upper Bavaria 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.
