Several people were injured in a train crash on Tuesday near the German city of Duesseldorf, fire department and police spokesmen said.
Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said a passenger train of the regional provider National Express drove into a freight train from DB Cargo at about 1830 GMT in the town of Meerbusch.
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The Meerbusch fire department said up to 150 passengers were on the train and that five people suffered injuries.
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A police spokesman earlier had told German broadcaster ARD that about 50 people had been injured in the train crash.
A German government spokesman said Chancellor Angela Merkel had been briefed on the situation.
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