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Kremlin Expresses Condolences Over Passenger Train Collision in Germany

© REUTERS / Michael DalderMembers of emergency services work at the site of the two crashed trains near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany
Members of emergency services work at the site of the two crashed trains near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany - Sputnik International
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Moscow has expressed condolences over a passenger train collision in southeastern Germany, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

Members of emergency services stand next to a crashed train near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany, February 9, 2016 - Sputnik International
Two Passenger Trains Collide in Germany, Casualties Reported
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A head-on collision, which involved two Meridian passenger trains carrying over 100 people, occurred in Bavaria near the town of Bad Aibling, about 25 miles southeast of Munich earlier in the day.

The accident has claimed the lives of at least eight people and injured some 90, according to preliminary police estimates.

Local media reports suggest the number of injured to be at least 150.

"Moscow expresses its condolences over a train crash, which resulted in a large number of injured and killed," Peskov told reporters.

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