Several people have been killed and a number have been injured after a passenger train derailed in south-west Germany.

The incident took place about 12 miles from the French border in Biberach about 6.10pm (local time) on Sunday evening.

The train is said to have derailed in Baden-Württemberg, German newspaper Bild reports.

A Federal Police Stuttgart spokesperson said "two carriages of the Deutsche Bahn regional express have derailed'.

Police told German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) that several people were dead, but the exact number was unknown.