Germany updates: Train derails, killing 3 and injuring 50

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Published 07/28/2025Published July 28, 2025last updated 07/28/2025last updated July 28, 2025

A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany, killing at least three people and seriously injuring dozens of others. DW has the latest.

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Dozens of rescuers climb on a derailed train carriage which lies on its side near Riedlingen, Germany on July 27, 2025.Rescure operations on the derailed train are still ongoingImage: Thomas Warnack/dpa/picture alliance
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At least three people died in the train accident near Riedlingen in the southerwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Some 100 passengers were on the train when at least two carriages derailed. Some 50 are injured, 25 of them seriously.

The cause of the derailment is still unclear, but the region was hit by a storm earlier in the evening.

Find out what else Germany is talking about on Monday, July 27, in our daily updates with a mix of news, analysis and background:

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The DW newsroom in Bonn wishes all our readers guten Morgen on Monday, July 28!

We will be reporting on the train derailment in southwestern Germany as information comes in from ongoing rescure work at the scene.

In other major news, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has welcomed a trade agreement between the European Union and the United States.

DW will bring you reports, analyses and explainers on these and other stories to keep you up-to-date with all the topics currently in focus in Germany.

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