Three people seriously injured as passenger train derails in Austria

A carriage lies on its side after a train derailed near St. Poelten, Austria, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Two people were seriously injured when the passenger train derailed on the local railway. (einsatzdoku.at via AP)

Berlin — A passenger train derailed on a local railway in Austria on Tuesday, leaving two carriages lying on their side and three people seriously injured, authorities said.

A further 27 people sustained light injuries in the derailment near St. Poelten, west of Vienna, Red Cross official Sonja Kellner told the Austria Press Agency. The accident happened around 7:15 a.m.

Around 80 people were on board the train at the time, and a third carriage remained on the tracks.

Overhead wires were brought down in the accident.

There was no immediate word on the cause. The train belongs to the Mariazellerbahn, a local narrow-gauge railway, and was headed to St. Poelten.  /vvp