At least three killed after train derailed in Germany, police say

At least three people have died after a train derailed in southern Germany, police have said.

A spokesperson for the Federal Police Inspectorate in Stuttgart told Sky News earlier on Sunday that the incident took place near the town of Riedlingen.

Two train carriages came off the rails at around 6.10pm local time, with around 100 people aboard.

It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured, and the passengers have since been evacuated from the train.

Federal and local police said the cause of the incident remains under investigation.

The Reuters news agency reported that the train was on a 55 mile route between Sigmaringen and Ulm in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.

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