Rescue workers gather at the site where a regional train and a construction vehicle collided near Steinheim, close to Frankfurt, central Germany, early Friday, April 13, 2012. Three people were killed and 13 others were injured when a regional train collided with a works engine near the German town of Offenbach on Friday, the BBC reported. (Xinhua/AP Photo)

Three people were killed and 13 others were injured when a regional train collided with a works engine near the German town of Offenbach on Friday, the BBC reported.

A total of 35 passengers were onboard the train traveling from Frankfurt to Hanau when the train ran into a maintenance crane on the track.

The train driver and two members of a construction crew were killed, German media reported. Seven people were taken to hospital with severe injuries.