One dead after freight trains collide in Munich

One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in ‌the ⁠early ⁠hours of Saturday, causing two of the carriages to derail and crash onto the street below, according to ⁠local police.

The ‌cause of the incident is ⁠under investigation, a police spokesperson in the southern German city told Reuters.

Emergency services were alerted to the collision in Munich's northern ‌district of Milbertshofen at 1:40 a.m. (2340 GMT on ⁠Friday), with around 60 first responders dispatched to the scene, a fire department spokesperson said.