The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.More than 12 people were injured, most of them lightly, in a collision between a long-distance train and a semi-truck in a suburb of the northern German city of Hamburg on Tuesday.

One person has died after a high-speed train collided with a lorry on the outskirts of the northern German city of Hamburg on Tuesday, according to the fire brigade. The train passenger was resuscitated at the scene of the accident but succumbed to their injuries shortly afterwards,

One person has died after a high-speed train collided with a semi-trailer near the northern German city of Hamburg, according to the fire brigade. The man was resuscitated at the scene of the accident but succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital,

German local media sayA collision between a long-distance train and an articulated truck in Hamburg injured 12 people.

A high-speed train with 300 passengers on board hit a truck at a level crossing in the Roenneburg district of Hamburg, Germany.

A collision between a long-distance train and an articulated lorry in Hamburg has injured 12 people, German news agency dpa reported. One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries while another was seriously injured. Ten others suffered only slight injuries, according to the agency.

The long-distance train hit the lorry near a level crossing on the Reller road in the Hamburg-Rönneburg area. One of those injured was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a fire service spokesperson. Another passenger was seriously injured, while the other 10 had non-serious injuries.

An intercity train collided with a lorry at a crossing in Hamburg, Germany, resulting in one fatality and approximately twelve injuries. The accident occurred on the route towards Bremen. The Deutsche Bahn train company and emergency services are investigating the circumstances of the collision.