Authorities are investigating after an avalanche likely caused a Swiss regional train to derail near Goppenstein, injuring ...

A passenger captured the moment an avalanche roared down a mountainside and slammed into a train near Zermatt, Switzerland, on Feb. 17. In video filmed by Kirsten Osborne, an Australian living in the ...

One passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment, which police say could have been caused by an avalanche.

An avalanche struck a train near Goppenstein, Switzerland, injuring five people as heavy snowfall triggers widespread deadly snow slides. Large parts of the western Alps remain under the highest ...

The federal train operator CFF confirmed on its website that rail traffic had been “interrupted between Goppenstein and Brig” ...

Pictured: Avalanche-hit train derails in Swiss Alps leaving five people injured - Around 80 people were travelling on the BLS train which derailed near Goppenstein in the Valais canton ...

An avalanche struck a passenger train in Switzerland’s Valais region, causing a derailment near Goppenstein. Rescue teams are on site as evacuations and medical assessments continue.

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The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.

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