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The rescue workers lifted one of the wagons on Saturday afternoon.
Another fatality was found during the salvage work, bringing the total to five people.
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View of the scene of the accident from above.
A regional train traveling from Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the direction of Munich derailed on Friday afternoon near Burgrain for initially unknown reasons, several wagons fell on the side.
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The salvage work was difficult.
Two attempts to lift the wagons failed.
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Lifting bags were also used.
The wagons were "twisted and twisted," said the police spokesman.
'That's what makes recovery so difficult.
You have to go step by step,” said the spokesman.
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Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing visited the scene of the accident and was touched: »We are deeply moved at this scene of the accident, the extent is dramatic.
We express our deepest condolences to the relatives.
The matter will be further clarified and extensively processed.
Our thoughts go to the victims and the bereaved.«
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The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) said during his visit that the accident had "stabbed him in the heart".
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There was initially no new information about the cause of the accident on Saturday.
According to the police, the driver was questioned.
However, the police did not say what he said.
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The helpers worked all night under floodlights.
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The district office in Garmisch-Partenkirchen announced that by the end of the salvage work, car traffic in the region will probably also be affected by disabilities in the middle of next week.
Traffic from Autobahn 95 is to continue to be diverted on a large scale, with the highway remaining closed to the south.
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