<p class="speakable">The frightening moment an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters/avalanche" rel="noopener" target="_blank">avalanche thundered down</a> a mountainside and slammed into a train traveling through the Swiss Alps was captured by a tourist.</p><p class="speakable">The dramatic incident unfolded on Feb. 17 near the popular ski resort town of Zermatt in southern Switzerland’s Valais canton.</p><p>Kirsten Osborne, an Australian woman living in the U.K., was on the train with other passengers when the avalanche suddenly struck, according to Storyful.</p><p>She filmed the shocking moment a massive wall of snow barreled down the mountain toward the train.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/9-california-skiers-still-missing-after-avalanche-6-rescued" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>9 CALIFORNIA SKIERS STILL MISSING AFTER AVALANCHE; 6 RESCUED</strong></a></p><p>In the video, a child can be heard saying "uh-oh!" several times as the growing wave of powdery snow rapidly approaches. </p><p>Within seconds, the train is engulfed in a thick white cloud as the avalanche crashes into it and covers the window in snow, causing the train to shake.</p><p>Osborne described how passengers were left <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/general/travel-safety" rel="noopener" target="_blank">stranded for around two hours</a> following the impact. </p><p>"We were stuck for two hours before the rescue and provided bus transport to safety," she said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ueli-kestenholz-who-won-snowboardings-first-olympic-medal-1998-dies-swiss-avalanche" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>UELI KESTENHOLZ, WHO WON SNOWBOARDING'S FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL IN 1998, DIES IN SWISS AVALANCHE</strong></a></p><p>Despite the terrifying scenes, no injuries were reported.</p><p>Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the rail company that operates the route, has since confirmed that all passengers were safely evacuated in coordination with emergency services.</p><p>"At around 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, another avalanche occurred between Täsch and Randa," the company said in a <a href="https://embed.presseportal.ch/de/100067295/article/100938481" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">statement</a>.</p><p>"A regional MGBahn train was struck by a resulting powder-snow avalanche. No one was injured. Passengers were evacuated in cooperation with the emergency services.</p><p>"As a precaution, and in consultation with external local natural hazard specialists, MGBahn has decided to suspend operations on the St. Niklaus–Täsch route until further notice," the company said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-avalanche-killed-8-deadliest-state-history" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CALIFORNIA AVALANCHE THAT KILLED 8 IS DEADLIEST IN STATE HISTORY</strong></a></p><p>MGBahn also confirmed it was in "close contact with specialists and experts to assess the situation along the entire route network between Disentis (GR) and Zermatt (VS)."</p><p>The incident happened amid dangerous winter conditions in the Swiss Alps, where heavy snowfall has impacted the tourist season.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>The avalanche strike on the train came just a day after another rail incident near the town of Goppenstein, where a train derailed, injuring five people.</p><p>Local reports indicated that an avalanche may have been a possible cause of that derailment, although investigations are ongoing.</p><p>Large areas of the western Alps have been affected this season by avalanche risks, according <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/alps-snow-avalanche-off-piste-rx7zpt2zm?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeYvDcUAr4hi84XGbQxezJmKA176RzUf-7eDKn7YZukyfAoLcy4SNXsIh1hLYE%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69976615&amp;gaa_sig=chzLjQk86MtHk4dd_AJYEysSEWswdf1VkNLhMnbOczIsNPBmMmyKREQ2vxhoREGJjpwUrJTlp26uudIvitUPVQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">to The Times.</a></p>