The body of one of the train drivers has been removed from his crushed cab , officials say . The head - on collision of two commuter trains in western Switzerland happened Monday . Firefighters used heavy machinery to separate the crumpled trains and access the cab where the 24-year-old driver 's body was found early Tuesday , police said . Authorities say the train driver who survived may have left the station too soon . The trains were on a route between Payerne and Lausanne , an official says .
The body of one of the train drivers has been removed from his crushed cab , officials say . The head - on collision of two commuter trains in western Switzerland happened Monday . Authorities say the train driver who survived may have left the station too soon . The trains were on a route between Payerne and Lausanne , an official says .