Germany: Several injured in train crash

Several people were injured after a passenger train derailed in south-western Germany on Sunday, according to local authorities.

A police spokesman told the local Badische Zeitung and the AFP and dpa news agencies that "at least three" people were injured.

The train had been carrying around 100 passengers when it derailed near the town of Riedlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Emergency services including fire brigade, rescue crews and police were attending the scene, while Baden-Württemberg state interior minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) was also on his way, according to a spokesman.

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Edited by: Jenipher Camino Gonzalez