Deutschland: Mehrere Verletzungen bei Zugunfall

Holy fuck.

There had been a severe storm in that area throughout the afternoon. ~~I could imagine that they have hit fallen trees and that derailed the train.~~ SWR reports that a possible hangslide after the rainfall might have caused the accident.

Edit: The SWR has a picture of the mudslide which is the suspected cause of the derailment: https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/friedrichshafen/1753644990801%2Changrutsch-bei-riedlingen-moegliche-ursache-fuer-entgleisten-zug-mit-mehreren-toten-100~_v-16×9@2dL_-6c42aff4e68b43c7868c3240d3ebfa29867457da.jpg

From the damages on the scene, the train did not follow the curved tracks but went straight ahead up the other side of the hill and collided with trees there.

It’s always upsetting when accidents like this happen in countries where you usually expect rigorous regulations and safety checks to prevent these things.