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Deutsche Bahn Train Derails Near Riedlingen, Three Killed

Investigators are examining weather records, track conditions, access logs to determine whether heavy rainfall or a landslide caused the derailment

27 July 2025, Baden-Württemberg, Riedlingen: Rescue workers search for passengers in a derailed train. The passenger train derailed in the Biberach district between the districts of Zweifaltendorf and Zell. Photo: Thomas Warnack/dpa (Photo by Thomas Warnack/picture alliance via Getty Images)
dpatop - 27 July 2025, Baden-Württemberg, Zwiefaltendorf: Rescue workers search for passengers in a derailed train. The passenger train derailed in the Biberach district between the districts of Zweifaltendorf and Zell.
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Overview

  • The derailment occurred just after 6:10 p.m. on July 27 when two carriages of the Regional Express flipped into a wooded embankment with about 100 passengers aboard.
  • Three passengers were killed and several more suffered serious injuries before rescue teams evacuated survivors to hospitals in nearby Ulm and Sigmaringen.
  • Federal and local police have launched a formal investigation, scrutinizing weather records, track conditions and station access logs to assess whether heavy rain or a landslide played a role.
  • Rescue crews concluded on-scene operations after using saws and air ambulances to free passengers trapped in the overturned carriages.
  • Officials warn the crash underscores broader concerns over the resilience of Germany’s aging rail network in mountainous and forested regions prone to severe weather.