At least three dead after train derails in southern Germany
It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured.
At least three people were killed (Thomas Warnack/dpa via AP)
Roughly 100 people were on board the train at the time of the crash, roughly 98 miles west of Munich.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in a post on social platform X, said he mourned the victims and passed on his condolences to their families.
Deutsche Bahn, Germany's main national railway operator, has been contacted for comment.
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