High-speed train derails in Germany’s Dortmund

World May 01, 2017, 21:17

No casualties are reported as of yet. The ICE-945 train was en route from Dusseldorf to Berlin

BERLIN, May 1. /TASS/. An ICE (InterCity Express) high-speed train has derailed at the main train station in Germany’s Dortmund, federal police twitted on Monday.

No casualties are reported as of yet. The ICE-945 train was en route from Dusseldorf to Berlin.

"Rescue services have started evacuation of passengers from last carriages," the police said adding a helicopter had been dispatched to the scene.

German railway company Deutsche Bahn has confirmed the reports about the incident, noting Dortmund’s train station had been shut out.

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