"The accident, near the town of Goppenstein, occurred as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five. A regional train has derailed in southern Switzerland, injuring five people, police said, as the risk of avalanches in the region has reached its second-highest level. The accident on Monday near the town of Goppenstein occurred amid heavy snow and at an altitude of 1,216 metres (4,000 feet), according to the AFP news agency."
"According to initial findings, an avalanche may have crossed the tracks shortly before the train passed, police said, adding that the public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation. Five people were injured. One of them was taken to hospital, police added. The train accident follows a series of deadly avalanches across the Alps in recent days involving skiers. On Friday, three skiers were killed after being swept away by an avalanche in the upmarket French Alpine resort of Val d'Isere."
A regional train derailed near Goppenstein in southern Switzerland at about 1,216 metres altitude amid heavy snow, injuring five people. Police said an avalanche may have crossed the tracks shortly before the train passed and the public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation. One injured person was taken to hospital. The accident occurred while the region was under a level-four avalanche warning. Recent days have seen deadly avalanches across the Alps, including three skiers killed in Val d'Isere and a record 13 backcountry deaths in Italy over seven days. Fresh snowfall and windswept snow on weak internal layers have created an especially unstable snowpack, increasing avalanche risk.
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