Sources close to the investigation have seen preliminary reports which indicate one of the drivers may have been at fault. The tragic German train crash that led to the deaths of at least 10 people was caused by human error, according to sources close to the investigation.
Alongside the confirmed fatalities, 81 were injured after the passenger trains collided in the state of Bavaria during rush hour yesterday morning.
The head-on crash took place on a single-track route near Bad Aibling, a town 37 miles south-east of Munich at 7am local time.
In a press conference yesterday authorities claimed the signalling box was checked only just last week.
And now sources close to the investigation are being cited in local media reports claiming that the tragedy was caused by human error.
Desperate: Hundreds of rescue workers rushed to the site to help the passengers
Difficult: The area of the crash provided a challenge to rescue workers, with it being heavily wooded and near water
Both trains were travelling at around 62mph when they slammed into each other.
Police say three data recorders have been recovered and they will continue to examine them.
Devastation: The incident is one of the biggest rail disasters in Germany for years
Heroic: A rescuer secures a crash victim near Bad Aibling
German transport minister Alexander Dobrindt said: "There’s a horrific picture to be seen there. "It was shocking to see how both trains had smashed into each other. "One of the trains had bored into the other."
Tragic: Members of emergency services work at the site of the two crashed trains near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany
Crisis: Cars of firefighters and ambulances are parked along a road near the crash site
Authorities are yet to confirm if human error was behind the crash.
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