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What Caused the Train Accident in Baden-Württemberg?

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After the train accident in Upper Swabia

Riedlingen, Baden-Württemberg: A crane lifts one of the derailed regional railway wagons from the scene of the accident. Credit: dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images

On Sunday, a train derailed in Baden-Württemberg. Three people died as a result. Many were injured, most of them seriously. The cause is said to have been a landslide. But many questions remain unanswered.

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By Julia Grewe

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On Sunday, a train derailed in Baden-Württemberg. Three people died as a result. Many were injured, most of them seriously. The cause is said to have been a landslide. But many questions remain unanswered.

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