Rescue workers stand next to a derailed train after two trains collided near Rafz around 30 km (18 miles) from Zurich February 20, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannBERLIN - 5 December 2017: Several people were injured in a train crash near the German city of Duesseldorf, fire department and police spokesmen said on Tuesday.Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said a passenger train of the regional provider National Express drove into a freight train from DB Cargo about 1830 GMT in the town of Meerbusch.The Meerbusch fire department said up to 150 passengers were on the train and that 5 people suffered injuries.A police spokesman earlier had told German broadcaster ARD that about 50 people had been injured in the train crash.A German government spokesman said Chancellor Angela Merkel had been briefed on the situation.

Source: Egypt Today December 05, 2017 19:57 UTC