SAEDNEWS: A train derailed early on Monday in southern Switzerland, police said, adding that people were likely to be injured as a result.
“Derailment of train, probably with injuries,” regional police said in a post on the social media platform X, adding that the derailment occurred at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) in Goppenstein and more information would follow as it became available.
No more details on the incident were immediately available, the police said when asked by AFP.
The federal train operator CFF said on its website that train traffic “is interrupted between Goppenstein and Brig” because of an avalanche.
Switzerland is renowned for its extensive and punctual rail network, with frequent services between cities, towns and even villages.
Rail enthusiasts come from all over the world to ride on some of the most picturesque routes, or those with exceptionally steep climbs.
The Swiss are the heaviest rail users in Europe in terms of kilometers traveled per person, but accidents have fallen in recent decades even as use grows, according to government statistics.
Fifteen people were wounded when two trains derailed some 20 minutes apart during a storm near the capital Bern in 2023.
