Trains collide in Germany, at least 2 killed

Tuesday, 08 May 2018 3:52 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 08 May 2018 4:10 AM ]

Firefighters work at the scene where two trains collided in Aichach, on late May 7, 2018, killing two people and injuring several others. (Photo by AFP)

A goods train and a passenger train collided in southern Germany on Monday, rail operator Deutsche Bahn said, and local media reported two people were killed.

Deutsche Bahn said in a statement on its website the collision took place at around 9.20 p.m. local time (19:20 GMT) near the Aichach station on the line between Ingolstadt and Augsburg in Bavaria.

Deutsche Bahn and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung both reported police as saying that two people were killed and several injured.

(Source: Reuters)

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