Laurent Gillieron, EPA
Rescue workers inspect the scene of a train collision in Granges-pres-Marnand in western Switzerland on July 29.
By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News
Thirty Five people were injured in a head-on train collision in Switzerland on Monday night, police told a Swiss television station.
Five of the 35 hurt were seriously injured when two Swiss Federal Railways trains collided at Granges-pr?s-Marnand in the Vaud region, police spokesman Pierre-Olivier Gaudard told Swiss Radio and Television (SRF).
SRF reported that?rescue teams recovered the driver of one of the trains, who was trapped in the wreckage after the crash. Police did not immediately comment on his condition.
Gaudard said that the crash happened as one of the trains was returning to the station in West Switzerland and another was departing.
Eyewitnesses told 20 Minuten, a Swiss newspaper, the impact was so violent that the trains wedged into each other and windows exploded.
According to 20 Minuten, the cause of the accident is unknown and is being looked into by The Swiss Accident Investigation Board.
This is a breaking news story, check back for updates.
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