One Dead & Dozens Injured After Train Derails In Netherlands
One person has died and around 30 are seriously injured after a train partially derailed in the early hours of this morning.
The train partially derailed, sending at least one carriage into a field next to the tracks close to the village of Voorschoten near The Hague in the Netherlands at around 3.25am local time (2.25am BST).
Television images showed one of the people using makeshift bridges to cross a canal running alongside the rails to reach the stricken train in the darkness.
Many windows in the train carriages were broken. It was not clear if that happened during the accident or as passengers attempted to escape.
A fire department spokesman told Dutch radio that 19 people were taken to hospital, while others were being treated at the scene.
The front carriage of the train between Leiden city and The Hague came off the tracks and ended up in a field after the incident, according to the Netherlands National News Agency (ANP) said.
Images from the scene showed a front carriage derailed and ploughing into a field, while a second derailed carriage landed on its side. A third carriage remained upright, while a fourth caught fire, ANP said.
“This is an incredibly tragic accident. I sympathize with the victims. Unfortunately, there is also a fatality to mourn. My thoughts go out to all the family and friends of those involved,” Voorschoten Mayor Nadine Stemerdink said in a statement.
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