The causes of the accident are still unknown. The train derailed in an open area near the Loisahauen industrial park in the Alps. Several wagons overturned, and some fell onto the embankment.
The event happened on the eve of the holidays, so there were a lot of students on the train. Rescuers, police, military, other emergency services and five helicopters worked at the scene of the incident..
Now it is known about four dead and 60 wounded, 16 of them in serious condition.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faser commented on the incident on her Twitter. She expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the dead, and also said that she would go to the scene of the accident.
It is terrible news that brings us to this #trainwreck at #garmisch reach. My thoughts are with the families of the dead and with those seriously injured and injured. I’m on my way to Garmisch to express the sympathy of the federal government.
— Nancy Faeser (@NancyFaeser) June 3, 2022
