Deadly Derailment In Germany Attributed To Landslide

BERLIN (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 Sunday when at least two carriages derailed in a forested area near Riedlingen, west of Munich. The train’s 32-year-old driver, a 36-year-old apprentice and a 70-year-old passenger were killed and some of the 41 injured were seriously hurt, police said Monday. Police say the downpours in the area caused a sewage shaft to overflow, likely triggering the landslide of an embankment where the derailment occurred. “Such pictures shake us to the core,” Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz said Monday, offering his condolences to the victims’ families. He pledged full support for the effort to clear up the cause.