A derailed passenger train is pictured near Tiefencastel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, August 13. A landslide caused the train to partially derail in the Swiss Alps, injuring at least six people, regional police spokesman Peter Faerber said.
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A derailed passenger train is pictured near Tiefencastel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, August 13. A landslide caused the train to partially derail in the Swiss Alps, injuring at least six people, regional police spokesman Peter Faerber said.
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A helicopter transports emergency personnel to the passenger train accident.
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A helicopter transports emergency personnel to the passenger train accident.
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The train was headed from St. Mortiz to Chur in eastern Switzerland, said Simon Rageth, spokesman for the Raethische Bahn rail company.
Train derails in the Swiss Alps —
The train was headed from St. Mortiz to Chur in eastern Switzerland, said Simon Rageth, spokesman for the Raethische Bahn rail company.
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At right, rescue forces recover a victim of the derailment.
Train derails in the Swiss Alps —
At right, rescue forces recover a victim of the derailment.
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The derailed passenger train is pictured near Tiefencastel.
Train derails in the Swiss Alps —
The derailed passenger train is pictured near Tiefencastel.
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Train derails in the Swiss Alps

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At least two train cars derailed near Tiefencastel, Switzerland, rail company says

Six people were injured, police say

CNN  — 

A landslide caused a passenger train to partially derail in the Swiss Alps Wednesday, injuring at least six people, regional police spokesman Peter Faerber said.

The train was headed from St. Mortiz to Chur in eastern Switzerland when at least two carriages derailed near Tiefencastel, said Simon Rageth, spokesman for the Raethische Bahn rail company.

A rescue operation was under way Wednesday afternoon, said Faerber, a spokesman for police in the Swiss canton of Graubuenden.