Garmisch-Partenkirchen At least three people died in a train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. A total of 60 people were treated with injuries, 16 of them serious, said a spokesman for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office on Friday afternoon.
The regional train was on its way to Munich around noon. It cannot be ruled out that many students were on the train at the beginning of the holidays. According to a spokesman for the federal police, the train was probably derailed – why was initially unclear.
Three wagons overturned. “People are being pulled through the windows,” said the federal police spokesman. The accident happened around 12:15 p.m. in the Burgrain district of Loisachauen. “All age groups” were among the injured.
Fire brigade, emergency doctors and police were on site with a large contingent. “A full alarm was triggered for the fire brigade and rescue service,” said a spokesman for the integrated control center in the Oberland. According to a spokesman for ADAC air rescue, six rescue helicopters were in action, three of them from ADAC.
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The press spokesman for the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South, Stefan Sonntag, said calls had been received from citizens that a train had derailed. The first slightly injured were recovered. They would be collected in a nearby building. Relatives are also on site. The “Bild” newspaper reported first.
The train blocked the route between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Oberau. Trains from Munich turn early in Oberau. From the Mittenwald direction, the trains turn early in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Replacement traffic is being planned, it said on Twitter.
A video from Bayerischer Rundfunk shows the extent of the train accident: