Watch: The chilling moment as an avalanche strikes a moving Swiss passenger train

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The video has since gone viral, prompting a wave of reactions. “Seems like we see more and more reports of avalanches lately I do realize it is winter but is it happening more frequently now due to climate change?” a user wrote. “Still people got more on time to their destination, compared to if they had taken Deutsche Bahn,” another user commented.

“I was in that BLS train, between Brig and Goppenstein, 2 days before it got detailed by an avalanche,” a third user reacted.

According to the report, there were 29 people on board at the time of the derailment. Valais Police confirmed that five passengers sustained injuries. One individual was airlifted to a hospital in Sion, while the remaining four were treated at the scene and did not need to be hospitalised.

Authorities said the train derailed shortly after exiting the “Stockgalerie” tunnel. “According to initial findings, an avalanche may have crossed the tracks shortly before the train passed,” the police said in a statement. They added that authorities have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the accident, as reported by the BBC.