1 Dies as Two Trains Collide in Switzerland

World | October 25, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

One person died and several were injured in a collision between two trains in Zurich, Swiss police announced. The accident caused one car to overturn and at least three cars to derail. At least five people had sustained serious injuries in the crash. Rescue services with ambulances and helicopters went to the scene of the crash, which took place during rush hour at Oerlikon station, an important junction in the city suburbs. One train was on its way into the city from Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. The other was travelling from Zurich to Constance, which is just across the border in Germany.

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