German train derailment ’caused by landslide’

German train derailment ’caused by landslide’
A carriage of the derailed regional passenger train (Nico Pointner/dpa via AP)

Investigators believe a landslide brought on by heavy rainfall likely caused a regional train to derail in southern Germany, killing three people and injuring 41 more.

More than 100 people were aboard the Deutsche Bahn train when at least two carriages derailed on Sunday evening in a forested area near Riedlingen, about 98 miles west of Munich.

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