Four dead, 150 hurt in German train crash

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Four people were killed when two trains collided head-on in the southern German state of Bavaria on Tuesday, a police spokesman said, adding about 150 people were injured, including 10 very seriously.

The collision took place on a single track, he said.

“Two trains crashed head on,” said a police spokesman.

The cause of the accident was unclear and police said that, alongside the rescue effort, investigations were starting into establishing what had happened.

The accident between two local passenger trains operated by Meridian happened at 6.48am local time (05.48 GMT) near Bad Aibling in the southeastern corner of Germany.