One dead as freight trains collide, causing carriages to crash onto the street in Munich

MUNICH - One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours of Saturday, causing two of the carriages to derail and crash onto the street below, according to local police.

The cause of the incident is under investigation, a police spokesperson in the southern German city told Reuters.

Emergency services were alerted to the collision in Munich's northern district of Milbertshofen at 1:40 a.m. (2340 GMT on Friday), with around 60 first responders dispatched to the scene, a fire department spokesperson said.

-Reporting by Christine Uyanik and Rachel More; Editing by Alexandra Hudson/Reuters