One person died after two freight trains collided on a bridge in Munich, Germany, within the early hours today.
Two cars of 1 train fell about five metres from a bridge on Schleißheimer Straße in Milbertshofen at about 1.40am.
The trains were shunting on the time of the collision, a railway term for when trains are rearranged inside a railway station or depot.
A firefighter told German news agency dpa: ‘That two trains collided and fell off a bridge – unbelievable.’
Photographs show the 2 wagons dangling off the bridge in a ‘V’ shape between Frankfurter Ring and Max-Diamand-Straße.
German railway company Deutsche Bahn said that the train carriages that toppled were empty.
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The reason behind the train collision is unclear.
Officials haven’t said what cargo the trains were carrying but confirmed that it was not hazardous.
The incident has not impacted regional or long-distance train services.
Police shared a video this afternoon showing that the trains are being salvaged using cranes.
Schleißheimer Straße might be closed in each directions between Moosacher Straße and Max-Diamand-Straße until the recovery is complete.
Police said recovery work ‘will proceed well into Saturday, even perhaps into Sunday’.
The force added: ‘We are going to notify you as soon because the road reopens.’
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