German Bavaria train crash : 9 dead and 100 injured, 50 seriously injured

Nine dead and 100 injured of whom 50 seriously hurt, after two German passenger trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling in the German State of Bavaria 60 miles south-east of Munich. The train operator Meridian said “ a tragic accident occurred on a single track between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen at about 7:00am  local time ( 6:00 GMT), both trains had partially derailed and were wedged into each other.

The drivers of both trains and two train guards were among those killed.