Two freight trains crashed in Munich on the early hours of Saturday (June 20) morning causing two of the carriages to crash to the ground below, a local fire brigade spokesman said.

According to emergency services one person was seriously injured.

"At around 1.40 am (2340gmt) today, we were called out to a train accident in which two trains appear to have collided, derailed and, in part, fallen off a bridge," Munich fire brigade spokesman Johannes Schorer said.

Some 60 emergency services initially attended the scene but were downgraded later as the crash site was secured.

The cause of the crash was still unknown, recovery of the crashed train was expected to last up to several days.

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MUNICH, GERMANY (JUNE 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF TWO FREIGHT TRAIN CARRIAGES THAT HAVE COME OFF BRIDGE ONTO STREET BELOW

2. VARIOUS OF CARRIAGE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT OF HITTING STREET

3. CARRIAGES THAT HAVE COME OFF BRIDGE AND ONTO STREET BELOW

4. VARIOUS OF POLICE AT CRASH SITE

5. (SOUNDBITE) (German) MUNICH FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN JOHANNES SCHORER, SAYING:

"At around 1.40 am (2340gmt) today, we were called out to a train accident in which two trains appear to have collided, derailed and, in part, fallen off a bridge. As things stand at present, we unfortunately have to report that one person has been seriously injured. The police are currently investigating the circumstances of the accident."

6. DETAIL OF SECTION THAT HIT THE GROUND

7. POLICE SEEN WALKING BETWEEN CRASHED CARRIAGES

8. BENT CARRIAGES WITH GRAFFITI

9. POLICEWOMAN WALKING PAST

10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) MUNICH FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN JOHANNES SCHORER, SAYING:

"When we received the call-out reporting that a train had crashed, it was naturally assumed an extremely serious incident, so around 60 emergency personnel were initially dispatched here, but they have now been gradually withdrawn."

11. POLICE STANDING

12. CRASHED CARRIAGES

13. BROKEN TRAIN PIECES ON GROUND

14. (SOUNDBITE) (German) MUNICH POLICE PRESS SPOKESWOMAN FRANZISKA ROMIG, SAYING.

"So we’re here on Schleißheimer Straße and behind us we can see a railway overpass, the last of the freight rail station. That’s why the carriages lying on the road are freight carriages. So no passenger train was involved in the accident."

15. VARIOUS OF CRASHED CARRIAGES SEEN FROM UNDER BRIDGE

16. DETAILS OF CRASHED TRAIN FROM GROUND IMPACT

17. SIDE VIEW OF CARRIAGES

18. (SOUNDBITE) (German) MUNICH POLICE PRESS SPOKESWOMAN FRANZISKA ROMIG, SAYING.

"Recovery operations and the accident investigation are still ongoing; the police and the fire brigade are on site and working with a large team, but we can expect the recovery to take several more hours, perhaps even days, and Schleißheimer Straße will therefore definitely remain closed until further notice."

19. VARIOUS OF POLICE CARS WITH SILENT SIRENS ON

20. VARIOUS OF CRASH SITE