Three people died in a train accident in Biberach, Germany, after the train derailed. Investigations are ongoing, with a landslide believed to have been the cause.
At least two carriages of a train en route from Sigmaringen to Ulm, Germany, derailed. Three people were killed and 41 others were injured. The victims included the driver of the locomotive, a railway employee and a passenger. The accident was likely caused by a landslide, but the investigation is ongoing. There is currently no evidence of external interference. At the time of the accident, there was heavy rainfall, a police spokesman in Ulm told ARD, "It is suspected that water flowed down the embankment, causing a landslide." The landslide apparently affected the tracks and likely caused the train to derail. The investigation is not yet complete.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said in the X that the train accident in Biberach had shocked him. "We mourn the victims. I express my condolences to their families." Merz said he was in close contact with the Interior Minister and the Transport Minister and had asked them to support the rescue services with all possible means. German Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) said: "The situation at the scene is shocking. The extent of the train accident near Riedlingen can only be guessed at." Schnieder added that the authorities were in close contact with German railways and were offering support "wherever possible." "Our experts are on their way to investigate the cause of the accident together with the investigating authorities."
Hundreds of rescue workers were at the scene of the accident on Sunday (July 27). The railway line there is currently closed. The German Federal Railways website announced that train services between Munderkingen and Herbertingen have been suspended./DW (A2 Televizion)
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