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# Three people killed in train crash in Germany, police say

> July 27 (Reuters) - Three people were killed and others seriously injured when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said in a statement.

By Reuters · Published 28 July 2025, 06:14 SAST · Updated 28 July 2025, 06:14 SAST

## Key points
- In a twist that could rival a German farce, a train carrying around 100 passengers derailed between Riedlingen and Munderkingen, leaving carriages in a dramatic heap while authorities scratch their heads over the cause of this unexpected railway tango.
- Two train carriages derailed in Germany, near the borders with France and Switzerland, with around 100 passengers on board.
- The train was traveling a 90 km route between Sigmaringen and Ulm when the incident occurred.
- Initial images show the carriages largely intact but jackknifed and on their sides.
- Deutsche Bahn reported "many injured" and is cooperating with authorities to determine the cause of the derailment.

## Content

There were around 100 people on board when two carriages left the tracks between the towns of Riedlingen and Munderkingen, near the corner of Germany that borders France and Switzerland, police in the city of Stuttgart said.

The train was on a roughly 90 km (55 miles) route between Sigmaringen and Ulm. The cause of the crash was under investigation, the police statement said.

A picture by German news agency DPA showed carriages largely intact but jackknifed into each other and rolled onto their sides.

German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn DBN.UL said in a statement there were "many injured" and its thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones. It was not clear what had caused the train to derail, it said, adding that it would support the authorities in their investigation.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy in Vienna and Christian Ruettger in BerlinEditing by Ros Russell, Giles Elgood, Nick Zieminski and Diane Craft)