A regional train derailed between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Oberau. At least three people are killed. The route is closed.
At least three people died in a train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria. There are numerous seriously injured, said a spokesman for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office. In addition, several occupants were injured, some seriously. As a spokesman for the police in Rosenheim said, the first reports of the accident near Burgrain on the route between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich were received around 12:20 p.m. Accordingly, several wagons fell on their side.
A spokesman for the integrated control center in the Oberland also spoke of several injuries being taken to the hospital. "A full alarm was raised for the fire and rescue services," he said. It is not yet clear how badly injured the people are. The federal police said they were on site with the emergency services.
The train blocked the route between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Oberau. Trains from Munich turn early in Oberau. From the Mittenwald direction, the trains turn around early in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Replacement traffic is being planned, it said on Twitter.
