At least one person died this morning and more than 30 were injured as a result of derailment an intercity train running between the Dutch cities of Leiden and The Hague, which collided with material from construction crews working on the track at night.
According to the latest report from regional security agencies, one person died and at least 30 were injured, of whom 19 were hospitalized, including the driver of a derailed intercity train in which, according to the country’s railway company, DZtraveled from fifty to sixty people.
Eleven of the thirty injured passengers were first treated at nearby homes.
After accidentNumerous emergency services arrived at the collision area, including a trauma helicopter.
Minister of Transport and Public Works of the Netherlands, Mark Harbersspoke of a “terrible accident”, as did Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who noted that “unfortunately, one person died and many were injured in the terrible train accident at Vorschoten” and added that his “thoughts are with the families and all the victims .
Real home He also issued a statement emphasizing that his “thoughts are with the victims of the Vorschoten train derailment and their families, many are now in fear and uncertainty.”
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He train He was traveling from Leiden to The Hague when he collided with a small crane around 03:25 local time (01:25 GMT), starting a fire in the carriage, which was extinguished by firefighters.
Train traffic between these two Dutch cities is suspended until the train has been removed, the damage on and near the track has been repaired and part of the investigation at the accident site has been completed.
Railway infrastructure management company ProRailassured that two of the four tracks between these cities were out of order due to work being carried out on the infrastructure, and that trains were to run on the other two available tracks.
According to witnesses of the accident on public television US, the crane was hit first by a freight train and then by an NS passenger train, which then derailed and ended up partially in a meadow, although ProRail did not confirm this information. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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