Two trains have crashed on the Matterhorn line, injuring around 30 people

Around 30 people have been injured after two trains crashed in Andermatt, Switzerland, police have said.

The collision is said to have happened in a station between Goschenen and Andermatt and the route has been closed following the crash at around 11.30am, local time.

Police and paramedics are currently on the scene along with firefighters.

Jan Baerwalde, of train service operator Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, said authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.


The accident happened in Andermatt, a mountain town in the canton of Uri.

Police did not comment on the severity of the injuries, but said medical personnel were at the scene.



The collision happened on the world-famous Matterhorn railway line.

It is believed that the locomotive was being led over a parallel track to take the train from the back to the front of the train when it hit a carriage.

There were 100 people on the train at the time of the collision.

This is a breaking news story and is being updated with more information as we get it.