Four dead, dozens injured as passenger train derails in Germany

At least four people were killed and more than 30 injured after a passenger train derailed in southern Germany, Bild newspaper reported.

The accident occurred around 6:10 p.m. local time near the town of Riedlingen in the Biberach district of Baden-Württemberg. Two carriages of a Deutsche Bahn express train came off the tracks. About 100 passengers were on board at the time.

Authorities closed the rail line and set up a detour. A heavy downpour followed the crash, Bild added.