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Three Killed as Regional Express Derails in German Forest

Recovery teams remain on site following an official probe into whether heavy rainfall triggered a landslide that caused the derailment.

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.
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)
Wagons of a derailed regional passenger train lie on a railroad line near Riedlingen, Germany, Monday, July 28, 2025.
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Overview

  • At least three people died and dozens were injured when two carriages of the Regional Express 55 flipped off the tracks near Riedlingen on Sunday evening.
  • Emergency crews used saws and specialized equipment to free trapped passengers from overturned coaches and continued search operations through the night.
  • Traffic on the Sigmaringen–Ulm line has been suspended as the Federal Police Inspectorate and local prosecutors investigate the crash site.
  • Investigators are examining whether storms and resulting soil shifts deposited debris on the tracks, precipitating the derailment.
  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Interior Minister Thomas Strobl have pledged full support by deploying additional personnel and resources to aid rescue and recovery efforts.