Several injured as 2 Swiss regional trains derail in storm

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Published March 31, 2023 11:33 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Police say two regional trains in Switzerland have derailed in separate incidents, injuring more than a dozen people after a storm brought high winds and strong rains to the small Alpine nation. The incidents occurred Friday at Lüscherz and Büren zum Hof, near the western city of Bern, police said. In Büren zum Hof, a police spokeswoman said 12 people — 9 adults and 3 children — were injured. Of those, one person’s injuries were severe. Police also said several people were injured in the derailment at Lüscherz, but further information about the number of the injured and the severity of their condition was not immediately available.

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