Overview

• On July 27 a regional express derailed near Riedlingen during a severe storm, killing three people and injuring dozens.
• The Riedlingen–Pfarrkirchen line remains shut for an unspecified duration while investigators secure and analyze the site.
• Criminal technicians from the public prosecutor’s office, federal police and the Federal Railway Accident Investigation body have documented wreckage for signs of abnormalities.
• Investigators are conducting technical evaluations of the train and tracks and reviewing video sequences recorded on board.
• No findings have been released from the commissioned geological expert report, and authorities continue to appeal to passengers who left the scene to come forward.