At least four killed as train derails in southern German Alps

Emergency and rescue teams at the scene of a train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Josef Hornsteiner/dpa via AP)

A train accident in the Alps in southern Germany has left at least four people dead and many more injured, authorities said.

Police said the regional train headed for Munich appeared to have derailed shortly after noon in Burgrain — just outside the resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, from where it had set off.