Photos: Commuter trains collide in Germany

Aerial view of rescue forces working at the site of a train accident near Bad Aibling, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Several people were killed when two trains collided head-on.

(Peter Kneffel / AP)

Chicago Tribune

Feb. 9, 2016 3:31 AM PT

The axis sits separated from the carriage at the site of a train accident near Bad Aibling, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Josef Reisner / AP)

Police stand beside two trains that collided head-on near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Uwe Lein / AP)

A rescue worker gives thumb up as a German rescue helicopter takes off in Bad Aibling, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Matthias Schrader / AP)

Rescue teams salvage an injured person at the site of a train accident near Bad Aibling, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Uwe Lein / AP)

Rescue personnel attend an injured person beside of two trains that collided head-on near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Matthias Schrader / AP)

Rescue personnel carry an injured person near the site where two trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Matthias Schrader / AP)

Rescue workers stand at the site where two trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Matthias Schrader / AP)

Rescue personnel wait in boats to carry injured people across at the site where two trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Matthias Schrader / AP)