US EditionThree Killed After Deutsche Bahn Regional Train Derails in Remote Southwestern Germany
- On July 27, 2025, a regional express train derailed near Riedlingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, resulting in at least three fatalities and multiple injuries.
- The derailment followed storms that passed through the area, and investigators are examining whether rain and a landslide that deposited debris on the tracks caused the accident.
- About 158 kilometers west of Munich, a regional express train operated by Deutsche Bahn derailed in a wooded area, with two of its carriages coming off the tracks, leading emergency officials to declare a mass casualty event.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz conveyed sympathy to the families of the victims on platform X and instructed ministers to provide full support to rescue operations, while Deutsche Bahn is assisting with the investigations.
- Local and federal police have closed the railway line and nearby roads, deployed extensive rescue personnel, and continue investigating the cause of the crash amid ongoing emergency operations.
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After the train accident near Biberach with several dead, Winfried Kretschmann and Richard Lutz arrive at the scene of the accident.
The train accident in the German state of Baden-Württemberg with three deaths was probably caused by a landslide caused by heavy rain after the first police investigation. However, the investigations have not yet been completed.
Three people die, dozens are injured: the train accident in Biberach was devastating. First pictures of the scene of the accident.
The train accident in the German state of Baden-Württemberg yesterday was likely caused by a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall, according to preliminary police investigations. A regional express train derailed last night near Riedlingen in the Biberach district. The train was traveling from Sigmaringen to Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, in the south of the country. Three people were killed, including the driver and another employee of the Deutsche…
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