Update Feb. 9, 6:06 a.m. EST:
BREAKING: German police say all train crash survivors have been rescued from wreckage.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 9, 2016
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Two trains collided near Bad Aibling in Bavaria early Tuesday morning, leaving eight people dead and more than 150 people injured. The two trains crashed into each other on a single track between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen shortly before 7 a.m. local time.
"This is the biggest accident we have had in years in this region and we have many emergency doctors, ambulances and helicopters on the scene," police spokesperson Stefan Sonntag said, according to The Associated Press.
The police have not ruled out searching for more possible casualties in the crash. A final tally of the number of fatalities and injuries has yet to be determined.
A total of eight rescue helicopters were stationed on a lawn near the Bad Aibling's entrance and more rescue staff made their way to the wreckage, according to The Independent.
Several wagons overturned during the collision. Since the incident took place on a single-track rail, police are now investigating about whether or not signal failure was the cause of the accident, the Daily Mail U.K. reported.
