Five people have been injured after two trains collided in northern Switzerland.

The collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train happened in Rafz, north of Zurich near the German border.

One of the trains then derailed, police said. Five people were injured, one of them seriously.

Photos from the scene showed carriages that had been knocked off the tracks, but not overturned. Witnesses said the faster train hit the commuter train from behind.

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