Experts believe heavy rain triggered a landslide that derailed a regional train in southern Germany, killing three people and injuring 41 others.
The morning after the accident it became known that the Deutsche Bahn was carrying more than 100 people at the time of the tragedy when, about 98 miles west of Munich, in a wooded area near Riedlingen, at least two carriages overturned.
On Monday, police clarified that a 32-year-old locomotive driver, a 36-year-old trainee and a 70-year-old passenger had died.
Some of the 41 victims received serious injuries.
Law enforcement officials explained that the torrential rain overflowed the storm drain, causing the collapse of the slope and a subsequent landslide on the tracks where the accident occurred.
Police stressed that at this point there were no signs of outside interference that could have led to the derailment.
Footage from the scene of the accident shows overturned train cars, which rescuers climbed up to extract people.
“These images shock each and every one of us,” Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz said on Monday, expressing his condolences to the victims' families.
He assured that the company would provide all necessary assistance in the investigation of the incident.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
