11 people were injured on Wednesday when the train they were riding in got hit by a landslide which overturned three of the train-carriages into a cliff in the Swiss Alps.

According to police reports, only the presence of large trees along the cliff prevented the carriages from falling into a ravine between Tiefencastel and Solis in Switzerland.

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The passengers instantly scurried into one end of the carriage to keep it from going over the edge.

The landslide occurred in a part of the rail line that experienced heavy rain on Wednesday at around 12.45p.m.

No one was killed among the 200 passengers aboard the train, according to the police, but there were five who were badly hurt and six reportedly had minor injuries.

Those injured included an Australian, two Japanese, and eight Swiss.

The Australian chief-consul's office in Switzerland is providing support to the Australian woman who was injured during the accident, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman said.
Photos released of the accident showed the carriages dangerously hanging on the edge of the deep valley.

In an interview with ATS, Rhaetische Bahn company head Stefan Engeler said there must have been an angel guiding the train because it was nothing short of a miracle that nobody was fatally injured during the incident.

Local police released a statement citing the evacuation process as ongoing and saying that paramedics were treating those who were still in shock over the accident.

Several reports claim that the accident was the second incident to happen on the Swiss rail system within a week.

The train was traveling from St. Moritz and heading for Chur in eastern Switzerland.

There were a total of four helicopters and several ambulances utilized to help transport the injured to a nearby hospital.

The Albula train line, where the train derailment happened, is expected to be temporarily closed while a maintenance check is underway.

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