Three people died and another 13 were injured when a German regional train collided with a works engine near the town of Offenbach early on Friday.

本周五早上，德国奥芬巴赫城附近一列地方列车与一辆工作机车相撞，造成两人死亡、13人受伤。

The works engine had been carrying out maintenance on the track at the time
The train, travelling from Frankfurt to Hanau, was carrying 35 passengers at the time of the accident.

Police said it had run into a maintenance（维护，保持） crane on the track.

The train driver and two members of a construction crew were killed, German media said. Seven people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The reason for the accident is not yet clear and German media reports said the passenger train was thought to have been travelling at around 60mph (100km/h) at the time.

The maintenance crane had been performing night work on the track between Muehlheim-Dietesheim and Hanau-Steinheim. The track was closed after the collision.

The Frankfurt-Hanau line is described as a busy commuter¹ route.