Swiss train derails, injuries likely: police
The Hindu
A regional train derailed in southern Switzerland amidst avalanche warnings, with police reporting likely injuries and ongoing evacuations.
A regional train derailed early on Monday (February 16, 2026) 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 a.m. (0600 GMT) in Goppenstein and more information would follow as it became available.
The region is currently under a level four of five avalanche warning.
No more details on the incident were immediately available, the police said when asked by AFP, though they later added that "around 30 people" had been evacuated from the train.
The federal train operator CFF said on its website that train traffic "is interrupted between Goppenstein and Brig" because of an avalanche.
Goppenstein, a key loading and unloading hub for road and rail transport, is located at the exit of the Lotschberg rail tunnel.
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