Swiss train collision injures 'scores of people'
Reports suggest scores of people have been injured after two passenger trains collided in Switzerland this morning.
Local police confirm there have been injuries, but not how many people have been wounded. Local media reports the figure stands at 49.
Zwei Züge im Bahnhof Rafz kollidiert – mehrere Verletzte http://t.co/N3hWPItDGY pic.twitter.com/L1L22KJGya— AargauerZeitung (@AargauerZeitung) February 20, 2015
Some train carriages were derailed in the accident, which took place in the town of Rafz, some 30 kilometres north of Zurich.
#suisse : collision entre deux trains, près de 50 #blessés http://t.co/q7jxXmprvj #nord #rafz pic.twitter.com/SGKCSGs5l7— Routeur News (@RouteurNews) February 20, 2015
Ambulances rushed to the scene.
The cause and magnitude of the incident are not yet known. However, local media reports suggest one train crashed into the back of another when the first train was forced to make an emergency stop.
#Rafz Auch die Rega ist im Einsatz. pic.twitter
Local police confirm there have been injuries, but not how many people have been wounded. Local media reports the figure stands at 49.
Zwei Züge im Bahnhof Rafz kollidiert – mehrere Verletzte http://t.co/N3hWPItDGY pic.twitter.com/L1L22KJGya— AargauerZeitung (@AargauerZeitung) February 20, 2015
Some train carriages were derailed in the accident, which took place in the town of Rafz, some 30 kilometres north of Zurich.
#suisse : collision entre deux trains, près de 50 #blessés http://t.co/q7jxXmprvj #nord #rafz pic.twitter.com/SGKCSGs5l7— Routeur News (@RouteurNews) February 20, 2015
Ambulances rushed to the scene.
The cause and magnitude of the incident are not yet known. However, local media reports suggest one train crashed into the back of another when the first train was forced to make an emergency stop.
#Rafz Auch die Rega ist im Einsatz. pic.twitter