Rail transport in Switzerland
Train derails in Switzerland (photos)
An Italian train derailed in the central Swiss city of Lucerne on Wednesday and one carriage tipped over, authorities said. At least three people were injured.
The train from Milan, Italy, to Basel derailed shortly before 2 p.m. as it was pulling out of Lucerne’s main train station, Swiss railway company SBB said.
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CFR Calatori supplements number of trains to the seaside over April 29 - May 4
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Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES FLOW
Swiss train carriage plunges into ravine after landslide
A landslide derailed a passenger train in the Swiss mountains on Wednesday sending one carriage plunging into a ravine, but it appeared that miraculously there had been no deaths.
Police said five people were seriously injured and six slightly hurt in the accident on the line between the upscale mountain resort of St. Moritz and the eastern city of Chur.