An intercity train collided with a lorry at a crossing in Hamburg, Germany, resulting in one fatality and approximately twelve injuries. The accident occurred on the route towards Bremen. The Deutsche Bahn train company and emergency services are investigating the circumstances of the collision.

The long-distance train hit the lorry near a level crossing on the Reller road in the Hamburg-Rönneburg area. One of those injured was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a fire service spokesperson. Another passenger was seriously injured, while the other 10 had non-serious injuries.

A collision between a high-speed train and a truck on the outskirts of the German city of Hamburg left one person dead and 25 injured, six of them seriously, police said. The ICE train had 291 people on board at the time of the collision on Tuesday with a truck that was loaded with rails.

One killed and 12 injured in German train crash - The ICE train had 291 people on board at the time of the collision on Tuesday

A collision between a long-distance train and an articulated lorry in Hamburg has injured 12 people, German news agency dpa reported. One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries while another was seriously injured.