Overview

• The Deutsche Bahn RE55 regional express, carrying about 100 passengers from Sigmaringen to Ulm, derailed near Zwiefaltendorf at approximately 6:10 PM Sunday.
• Two carriages left the tracks and one flipped onto its side, forcing rescue teams to saw through metal to reach trapped passengers.
• Authorities have confirmed at least three fatalities and say dozens more were injured, with many still being treated at the scene.
• Investigators are analyzing track conditions and local weather to verify initial indications that a landslide may have dumped debris onto the rails.
• Chancellor Friedrich Merz ordered the Interior and Transport ministries to deploy federal resources after the crash was declared a mass casualty incident.