Rescue forces work at the site of a derailed train near Riedlingen near Biberach (Germany), on July 27, 2025. THOMAS WARNACK / AFP
Three people were killed and several others injured when a regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, July 27, police said. About 100 passengers were aboard the train, when the accident occurred at around 6:10 pm (1610 GMT) near the town of Riedlingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg state. Authorities declined to elaborate on the number of injured or how seriously hurt they were.
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn confirmed several deaths and numerous injured. Two train carriages had derailed "for reasons yet unknown", it added.
Authorities were currently investigating the circumstances of the accident, the operator said, and traffic had been suspended over a 40-kilometre (25-mile) stretch of the route.
German media reported that a landslide might have caused the accident as severe storms swept through the region, according to weather services. The passenger train was travelling from the German town of Sigmaringen to the city of Ulm when it derailed in a forested area.
