The area is known for heavy winter snowfall and has popular Alpine rail routes. The derailment led to disruption of the key ...

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

A train derailment near Goppenstein, Switzerland, caused by an avalanche, has left several passengers injured. Occurring in ...

Heavy snowfall is believed to be behind the avalanche, and other train lines have been suspended until at least 4pm, 20 ...

Swiss police say derailment near Goppenstein injured five as large areas of western Alps remain under category 5 avalanche risk ...

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

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

Severe avalanche warning after train derailed by heavy snow in Switzerland - Five people were injured when carriages came off ...

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 ...

As per local reports, at least 80 passengers are believed to be on board.