Train crash leaves 10 injured after landslide causes derailment

A TRAIN driver is seriously injured after a landslide caused a major incident on a railway line.

10 people were injured in the crashEPA

10 people were injured in the crash

Another three rail employees and six passengers were also injured in the incident this morning.

The train, a Regional Express 4251, was travelling from Koblenz to Frankfurt in Germany when it slid off the tracks.

The driver is being treated in a hospital in Koblenz, the railway announced.

The derailment was caused by a landslideEPA

The derailment was caused by a landslide

Reports from Germany suggest the landslide was caused by heavy rain.

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