At least three people have been injured after an Italian train derailed and one carriage tipped over in the central Swiss city of Lucerne.

The train from Milan to Basel derailed shortly before 2pm today as it was pulling out of Lucerne's main train station, Swiss railway company SBB said.

The Trenitalia train's fourth carriage tipped over and a power line was interrupted. There were 160 passengers on board at the time.

Lucerne police said the passengers were evacuated and three people were given treatment.

SBB said that train services to and from the station were suspended for the rest of the day.

The cause of the derailment is being investigated.

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