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| Dutch rail crash: One dead after passenger train derails | |
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| Emergency services are at the scene of the crash near the village of Voorschoten | |
| At least one person has been killed and about 30 injured - some seriously - after a passenger train derailed in the western Netherlands. | |
| Emergency services say the overnight crash happened after the train transporting about 50 people hit construction equipment near the village of Voorschoten. | Emergency services say the overnight crash happened after the train transporting about 50 people hit construction equipment near the village of Voorschoten. |
| Earlier reports had said this followed a collision with a freight train. | Earlier reports had said this followed a collision with a freight train. |
| Rescuers and medics are now working on the scene, helping the injured. | Rescuers and medics are now working on the scene, helping the injured. |
| The crash happened at about 03:25 local time (01:25 GMT) on Tuesday. | The crash happened at about 03:25 local time (01:25 GMT) on Tuesday. |
| Pictures from the scene showed overturned carriages and a plume of smoke rising in the night sky. | |
| Several ambulances were seen standing ready to transport the injured. | Several ambulances were seen standing ready to transport the injured. |
| In their latest update, the emergency services say those seriously injured have been taken to nearby hospitals, while 11 people are being treated in the houses of local residents. | In their latest update, the emergency services say those seriously injured have been taken to nearby hospitals, while 11 people are being treated in the houses of local residents. |
| Officials from the Dutch Safety Board, a body that conducts independent investigations into accidents, have been dispatched to the crash scene. | Officials from the Dutch Safety Board, a body that conducts independent investigations into accidents, have been dispatched to the crash scene. |
| Voorschoten lies between The Hague and Amsterdam. | Voorschoten lies between The Hague and Amsterdam. |
| The NRC newspaper reported that no trains were currently running between The Hague and Leiden because of the crash. | The NRC newspaper reported that no trains were currently running between The Hague and Leiden because of the crash. |
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| Netherlands | Netherlands |