Several people were injured when a local train derailed near the Bavarian alpine resort town on Friday, German police said.
At 12:20 pm (1020 GMT), police received a warning about an incident near Garmish-Partenkirchen. Several carriages of the red-coloured local train were lying on their sides on a grassy area next to a highway.
Rescuers stood on the top-facing side of the carriages, using ladders to climb into the wagons to reach trapped passengers.
"In the serious train accident, as of 3:32 pm (1532 GMT), four people were fatally injured," said police in a statement.
"Around 30 passengers were injured, 15 of them so seriously that they have had to be admitted to nearby hospitals," they said, adding that a huge rescue operation was underway.
The accident came as rail officials were nervously watching if a new nine-euro ($10) monthly public transport ticket valid across Germany would lead to overcrowded trains over the bank holiday weekend.
Several train bogies were lying on their sides and rescue operations were continuing, a police spokesman said. The spokesman could not provide details on the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.
A section of the route between Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen has been blocked, diverting traffic, German Rail operator Dutch Ban said.
The famous Mountain resort of Garmish-Partenkirch and its environs is gearing up to host the G7 Summit of World Leaders later this month.
From June 26 to 28, heads of state, including US President Joe Biden, will meet in Schloss Elmo, 11 kilometers (seven miles) from Garmish-Partenkirchen.
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