According to the first estimates of the German authorities, heavy rainfall caused landslides are considered a possible cause of derailment train In Baden-Burstemberg Germanyon Sunday afternoon (28.07.2025). The report is three dead and fifty injured.
The crash occurred at 19:05 (Greek time) in a forest area between Ridlingen and Biberach, about 45 kilometers southeast of Ulm in Germany. According to police, two wagons of the train were derailed. “The area is hit by severe thunderstorms yesterday and it is not excluded that the derailment is due to a landslide,” said Baden-Werteberg Interior Minister Thomas Strombl. The photos from the spot show rails covered with soil.
A firefighting spokesman reported that about 100 passengers were on the train, 50 of which were injured, half seriously. Among the three victims is an employee of the German Railways (Deutsche Bahn), as their spokesman, Charles Ziller, explained.
A passenger train is derailed in Germany.
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Pictures of Reuters show landslides on the rails, which may have caused the accident.


Other images show rescue workshops to attempt around the wreckage of the train.






His condolences to the families of the victims were expressed via X the Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, adding that he ordered the Ministries of Transport and Interior to support the rescue teams by any available means.