ONE person is dead and 14 more have been injured following a horror train crash in Munich.
The train derailed at 4.40pm local time (3.40pm UK time) and rescue crews are at the scene undertaking a massive rescue operation.
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Images in local media showed passengers standing next to the track after the collision, with at least one partially derailed carriage visible.
Munich police later tweeted that one person has died in the collision, which involved two S-Bahn trains,
Another 14 people were injured, a police spokeswoman said.
The crash occurred near the S-Bahn urban rail station of Ebenhausen-Schaeftlarn, southwest of Munich, when two commuter trains apparently slammed into each other head-on on a single track line.
More than 200 rescue workers and police are at the scene and carrying out a major rescue operations.
One injured person was initially trapped inside a carriage but was later freed, according to police.
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Germany’s Bild newspaper reported around 95 passengers were on the trains, and that a driver had got trapped in the mangled wreckage.
The stretch of track in Germany‘s Bavaria region was closed off after the incident, with rail replacement bus services running.
Passengers on board the trains told the local Merkur newspaper that they heard a loud bang and were thrown forward from their seats.
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said German authorities had opened an investigation.
Authorities have not been able to confirm what caused the crash.
“No assessment can be made about the cause of the accident at this moment,” it said in a statement.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the relatives of the victim of the accident. We wish the injured a speedy and full recovery,” added Heiko Buettner, head of S-Bahn Munich.
Bavarian premier Markus Soeder expressed dismay at the “terrible news” and thanked the rescue workers for their “quick action”.
According to local radio, two S-Bahn trains nearly collided in the same area last August, but both drivers were able to brake in time.
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