Landslide caused deadly train crash in Biberach, German police say

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Landslide caused deadly train crash in Biberach, German police say  A preliminary investigation into a train crash that killed three people in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday indicates the train was likely derailed due to a landslide caused by heavy rain.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/28/landslide-caused-deadly-train-crash-in-biberach-german-police-say  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A landslide caused by heavy rain likely led to Sunday's deadly train crash in the German town

00:07of Bibara. A preliminary police investigation showed that the train derailed and rode into

00:13a mass of earth that collapsed onto the tracks. Three people were killed, including the driver

00:18and a rail company employee, and about 50 people were injured in the crash, 25 of whom seriously,

00:24according to regional authorities. Ten people were flown by helicopter to the University

00:30Hospital in Ulm for treatment. The region of Baden-Württemberg was hit by heavy storms earlier

00:37in the evening before the crash. Rescuers with dogs searched the train for any missing passengers

00:43who were potentially stuck under the derailed carriages, local media reported, adding that

00:49search efforts continued through the night. As of Monday morning, no further survivors or dead

00:54bodies had been found in the search.

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