One dead after freight train crash on bridge sends carriages tumbling onto the street

One dead after freight train crash on bridge sends carriages tumbling onto the street One person has died after two freight trains crashed on a railway bridge in Germany overnight, sending two carriages plunging off the bridge and onto the street below One person has died after two freight trains crashed on a railway bridge in Germany overnight, officials said. The crash, which occurred in Munich's northern district of Milbertshofen, sent two carriages plunging off the bridge and onto the street below. Emergency services were alerted to the at 1.40am CEST (12.40am BST), with around 60 first responders dispatched to the scene, a fire department spokesperson said. The German news agency dpa did not identify the victim in the crash. The cause of the collision was not immediately known. The carriages fell about 16 feet from the bridge, dpa reported. Munich police said the street beneath the bridge has been closed and urged drivers to avoid the area while recovery and clearing operations were being carried out. The derailed carriages were not carrying any cargo and there was no threat to public safety, according to dpa. There were no reports of any other injuries in the crash. Schleissheimer Strasse was closed in both directions following the incident, German newspaper Bild reported. A police spokesperson said: "The recovery work will continue well into Saturday, perhaps even into Sunday." The incident has not affected train passengers as the affected track is only used by freight trains, according to a spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn. It came less than eight hours after a fatal train crash in England. Two passenger trains collided near Bedford at 5.15pm BST on Friday, leaving one person dead and 28 hospitalised.