Several hurt after passenger trail derails in southern Germany

Rescue workers search for passengers in a derailed train in Zwiefaltendorf (Thomas Warnack/dpa)

A regional passenger train has derailed in southern Germany, injuring at least three people, federal police told German news agency dpa.

Roughly 100 people were aboard the train when at least two carriages derailed in a forested area around 6.10pm local time (5.10pm GMT), dpa reported.