Two commuter trains collided head-on in southern Germany on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, injuring several dozen, and raising new questions about the safety and reliability of a rail network in Europe that has been the envy of much of the world, nytimes.com reports.
Stefan Sonntag, a spokesman for the police in Upper Bavaria, where the crash occurred, said the trains had been traveling along the same stretch of track when they slammed into each other shortly before 7 a.m. near Bad Aibling, about 35 miles southeast of Munich. It was not immediately clear why the trains had been on the same track at the same time, he said.
About 50 passengers were severely hurt, and 100 others sustained light injuries, Mr. Sonntag said. The authorities said later that the drivers and conductors of both trains were among those killed. “We haven’t seen such an accident in this region in a very long time, if ever,” Mr. Sonntag said. “It is terrible.” Read More
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