A man suspected of wounding five people with a chainsaw is still on the loose as a manhunt continues on the Swiss-German border.

Two passenger trains have collided near a station in northern Switzerland, injuring 17 people, police say.

At least one person was killed and 32 injured when two crowded passenger trains collided during the rush hour in a Zurich suburb, overturning one carriage on to a 16,000-volt power line and derailing two more.

Two express trains collided in tonight’s rush hour causing at least one car to derail, Swiss Federal Railways said.

EUROPE shimmered in a blistering heatwave yesterday, delighting holidaymakers but causing concern for farmers and power companies.