At least four people ended up losing their lives after a train derailed in a wooded area in Germany recently.
As a result of this, it derailed two carriages from the tracks in the country’s southwest region. The train was said to be carrying at least 100 passengers, some of whom were seriously injured, police shared.
Two of the carriages left the tracks between the towns of Riedlingen and Munderkingen, near the corner of Germany that borders France and Switzerland.
Helicopters were seen arriving shortly after the incident to transport all of those injured to hospitals in the region, while emergency doctors from nearly all hospitals were put on alert, as shared by a local television station called SWR.
The train was said to be roughly 90 kilometers between Ulm and Sigmaringen, sources have confirmed.
The cause of this crash is currently under investigation, which happened for reasons that are yet to be revealed, the rail operator mentioned. Reports spoke about how a possible landslide might have caused this crash, as there were several severe storms in the region before this. Images of the carriages displayed how hard they were hit but still remained intact, but jackknifed into one another while rolling into the sides.