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Train crash in Germany: Three killed and 60 injured after train derailment World news

At least three people were killed and 16 were seriously injured after a train derailed in southern Germany.

A police spokesman said the train to Munich was quite full at the time it crashed north of the Bavarian ski resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

A total of about 60 people were injured in the accident, a spokesman for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office said.

Several students were on board the train, the local newspaper reported.

Image: Emergency and rescue forces on the spot. Photo: AP

The photos show carriages of the double-decker regional train stuck between the branches of the trees and rolling down the hill.

People were also being carried on stretchers.

Image: The train derails and rolls on the embankment. Photo: Szalay Péter Image: Pic: Szalay Péter

Police say a major emergency operation is under way and the railway is completely closed.