Riedlingen derailment
| Riedlingen derailment | |
|---|---|
Derailed train in 2023 | |
| Details | |
| Date | 27 July 2025 18:10 CEST |
| Location | Riedlingen, Biberach, Baden-Württemberg |
| Coordinates | 48°12′10″N 9°30′28″E / 48.2028°N 9.5079°E |
| Country | Germany |
| Line | Regional-Express 55 |
| Operator | DB Regio BW |
| Service | RE3227 |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | approx. 50 |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | approx. 36 |
On 27 July 2025, at 18:10 CEST, two train cars of the Regional-Express 55 derailed near Zell, a small village belonging to Riedlingen, Biberach, Germany. Approximately 50 passengers were on board. At least three people, the train driver, a railway trainee and one passenger, were killed and approximately 36 were injured, according to Reutlingen's emergency dispatch center. Investigators were dispatched to the site of the derailment. Thomas Strobl, the minister of the interior for Baden-Württemberg, stated that heavy rainfall could have caused the derailment.