World News | Switzerland: 2 Trains Collide in Mountain Railway Tunnel

Geneva, Jul 3 (AP) Two trains collided in a tunnel on a mountain railway in Switzerland on Friday, slightly injuring a few people, the railway operator said.

A car shuttle train transporting about 15 vehicles hit the side of a local passenger train with about 30 people on board that was travelling in the opposite direction, Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn spokesman Jan Baerwalde told broadcaster SRF.

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The cause of the crash near Oberwald, in Valais canton (state) in southern Switzerland, wasn't immediately clear.

The line between Realp and Ulrichen, part of a scenic Alpine route that connects the ski resort of Zermatt with central and eastern Swizerland, was closed following the collision. (AP)

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