Authorities are investigating after an avalanche likely caused a Swiss regional train to derail near Goppenstein, injuring ...

A tourist filmed the scary moment an avalanche barreled down a mountain and slammed into a train traveling through the Swiss ...

An avalanche struck a train near Goppenstein, Switzerland, injuring five people as heavy snowfall triggers widespread deadly snow slides. Large parts of the western Alps remain under the highest ...

The federal train operator CFF confirmed on its website that rail traffic had been “interrupted between Goppenstein and Brig” ...

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Pictured: Avalanche-hit train derails in Swiss Alps leaving five people injured - Around 80 people were travelling on the BLS train which derailed near Goppenstein in the Valais canton ...

An avalanche struck a passenger train in Switzerland’s Valais region, causing a derailment near Goppenstein. Rescue teams are on site as evacuations and medical assessments continue.

The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.