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A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany on Sunday evening, killing at least three people and seriously injuring multiple others near the town of Riedlingen, according to the Associated Press.
The incident occurred around 6:10 p.m. local time when at least two carriages of the train carrying approximately 100 passengers went off the tracks in a forested area roughly 98 miles west of Munich. Emergency responders immediately dispatched to the scene, with photos showing overturned train cars and rescue workers climbing atop the damaged carriages to assist passengers.
Federal and local police have launched a comprehensive investigation into the cause of the derailment, with authorities examining whether severe weather conditions that passed through the region earlier may have contributed to the accident.
The exact number of injured passengers remains under assessment as rescue operations continue.
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