At least three people have died after a train derailed in southern Germany, police have said.A spokesperson for the Federal Police Inspectorate in Stuttgart told Jattvibe earlier on Sunday that the incident took place near the town of Riedlingen.
Two train carriages came off the rails at around 6.10pm local time, with around 100 people aboard.It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured, and the passengers have since been evacuated from the train.Federal and local police said the cause of the incident remains under investigation.
The Reuters news agency reported that the train was on a 55 mile route between Sigmaringen and Ulm in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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