One dead after freight trains collide in Munich

Two cars of a freight train are lying on a road after falling off a bridge in Munich, Jun. 20, 2026. (AP)
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Updated 20 June 2026
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One dead after freight trains collide in Munich

  • The cause of the ⁠incident is under ‌investigation, said ‌a police spokesperson

MUNICH: One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours of Saturday, ‌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. (2340 GMT on Friday), with around 60 first responders dispatched to the scene, a fire department spokesperson said.