50 injured after two trains smash into each other

At least 50 people were injured when two trains crashed into each other in Switzerland today - with a passenger claiming one had jumped a red light.

The crash happened in Rafz, north of Zurich, during the early morning rush-hour.

A high-speed train from Zurich collided with an RER suburban one, causing it to derail.

'The accident happened at 6.45am,' said a Zurich police spokesman. 'It's serious.'

Ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the crash site, as all services on the line between Bulach and Schaffhausen were suspended.

An 18-year-old passenger on the RER train told local media that he thought his train, which had just left Ratz in the direction of Schaffhausen had 'passed through a red light'.