Avalanche crashes into train in the Swiss Alps causing ‘several casualties’

Just days ago, another avalanche struck the area (seen above) (Picture: OFROU)

A perilous rescue operation is underway after a passenger train derailed near a small village in the Swiss Alps this morning.

The train, carrying 80 passengers, departed from Brig around 6.12am before derailing after an avalanche struck near the village of Goppenstein, in Valais, Switzerland.

Police said a response is underway, writing: ‘Train derailment, likely with injuries, response underway, more...