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| Dutch rail crash: One dead after passenger train hits crane and derails | Dutch rail crash: One dead after passenger train hits crane and derails |
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| Several investigations are underway following Tuesday morning's crash | Several investigations are underway following Tuesday morning's crash |
| At least one person has been killed and about 30 injured - some seriously - after a passenger train derailed in the western Netherlands. | 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 a construction crane near the village of Voorschoten. | Emergency services say the overnight crash happened after the train transporting about 50 people hit a construction crane near the village of Voorschoten. |
| A freight train is also reported to have been damaged. | |
| Some people were treated at the scene but 19 have been taken to hospital. | Some people were treated at the scene but 19 have been taken to hospital. |
| 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 site showed overturned carriages and a plume of smoke rising into the sky. | Pictures from the site showed overturned carriages and a plume of smoke rising into the sky. |
| "We heard a bang first and then later, a much more intense one," one local resident told the AFP news agency. | "We heard a bang first and then later, a much more intense one," one local resident told the AFP news agency. |
| "Then we heard people screaming. It was not good." | "Then we heard people screaming. It was not good." |
| Several investigations have been opened into the incident, including by ProRail - the governmental body responsible for the country's rail networks. | Several investigations have been opened into the incident, including by ProRail - the governmental body responsible for the country's rail networks. |
| The nearby Leiden Central Station, which lies between The Hague and Amsterdam, has been closed. | The nearby Leiden Central Station, which lies between The Hague and Amsterdam, has been closed. |
| No trains to and from the city are expected to run until at least 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT). | No trains to and from the city are expected to run until at least 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT). |
| "This is an incredibly tragic accident," Voorschoten Mayor Nadine Stemerdink said. | "This is an incredibly tragic accident," Voorschoten Mayor Nadine Stemerdink said. |
| "We regret there was also a fatality. My thoughts go out to all the family and friends of those involved." | "We regret there was also a fatality. My thoughts go out to all the family and friends of those involved." |
| The country's Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, has expressed his condolences, as have the King and Queen. | The country's Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, has expressed his condolences, as have the King and Queen. |
| "Our thoughts are with the victims of the train accident at Voorschoten and their families," a statement from the Royal House reads. | "Our thoughts are with the victims of the train accident at Voorschoten and their families," a statement from the Royal House reads. |
| "Many are now in fear and uncertainty. We deeply sympathise with all of them." | "Many are now in fear and uncertainty. We deeply sympathise with all of them." |
| The BBC's correspondent in The Hague, Anna Holligan, has said that this sort of incident is extremely rare in the Netherlands, where the rail systems are generally very safe. | The BBC's correspondent in The Hague, Anna Holligan, has said that this sort of incident is extremely rare in the Netherlands, where the rail systems are generally very safe. |
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