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One dead after freight trains collide in Munich

One dead after freight trains collide in Munich

MUNICH, June 20 — One person ‌has died after two cargo trains collided on ‌a bridge in Munich in the early hours today, causing two of the carriages to derail and crash onto the street below, according ‌to local police.

The ⁠cause of ⁠the incident ⁠is under investigation, ⁠a ⁠police spokesperson in the southern German ⁠city told Reuters.

Emergency services were alerted to the collision in Munich’s northern district of ⁠Milbertshofen at 1.40 a.m. (6.40am in Malaysian time), with around ⁠60 first responders dispatched ⁠to ⁠the scene, a fire department spokesperson said.