Deadly German Train Crash Injures at Least 150
Emergency crews work at the site of a train crash near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, on Feb. 9, 2016.
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Bad Aibling, Germany (AP) -- Crews using helicopters and boats rescued dozens of people from the wreckage of two German commuter trains that crashed head-on Tuesday in an isolated part of Bavaria, killing at least 10 and leaving authorities trying to determine why multiple safety measures failed.
The trains crashed on a stretch of track running between a river and a forest about 40 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of Munich. Though the first rescue crews were on the scene in minutes, it took hours for all survivors to be airlifted and shuttled by boat across the river to waiting ambulances.