Swiss police say derailment near Goppenstein injured five as large areas of western Alps remain under category 5 avalanche risk

Around 80 people were believed to be onboard the train in the Valais region, according to Swiss media reports

Five of the 29 passengers on board were injured after the train derailed following an avalanche

An avalanche may have hit the train tracks in Goppenstein, southern Switzerland, authorities say. Five were injured and more than two dozen people were forced to evacuate.

Swiss police say derailment near Goppenstein injured five as large areas of western Alps remain under category 5 avalanche risk

The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.