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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Two Train Collide With Each Other in Germany Tuesday February 09,2016



Head-on collision in Bavaria;at least 8 dead, around 100 injured

 
Two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday morning in a remote area in southern Germany, killing at least nine people and injuring some 150, some of whom had to be cut out of the wreckage and transported across a river for medical care


Rescue personnel stand in front of two trains that collided head-on near Bad Aibling, southern Germany. AP Photo

Regional rail company Meridian said in a statement that a tragic accident occurred on the single-track route between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen this morning shortly after 7:00 am (0600 GMT)Tuesday February 09,2016
Aerial view of rescue teams at the site where two trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Several people have been killed and dozens were injured. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
The cause of the accident near Bad Aibling, around 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of Munich, was not immediately clear.

The regional police force in Upper Bavaria tweeted that several hundred emergency services workers were on the scene in the rural area.
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