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| One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails | One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails |
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| One of the carriages flipped in the crash | |
| At least one person has died and several others have been injured after a train collided with a slurry tanker and derailed in southern Denmark, officials said. | |
| Police said the crash happened between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern Jutland, and that officers were at the site. | Police said the crash happened between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern Jutland, and that officers were at the site. |
| Local outlet TV2 reported helicopters had been sent to the scene and quoted local rail officials as saying the train had "hit a slurry tanker" at a level crossing. | Local outlet TV2 reported helicopters had been sent to the scene and quoted local rail officials as saying the train had "hit a slurry tanker" at a level crossing. |
| The country's rail operator DSB said that it had shut down services between Tinglev and Sønderborg near the German border. | The country's rail operator DSB said that it had shut down services between Tinglev and Sønderborg near the German border. |
| Danish police direct people involved near the the derailment | |
| Pictures from the scene showed a carriage lying on its side, with passengers stood around the train tracks. | Pictures from the scene showed a carriage lying on its side, with passengers stood around the train tracks. |
| Police said 95 passengers were on board, including pupils from a school in Sønderborg. Two of the injured were carried away by helicopter. | Police said 95 passengers were on board, including pupils from a school in Sønderborg. Two of the injured were carried away by helicopter. |
| The national rail agency Banedanmark wrote on X that the collision happened at a railway crossing. According to local media, at least two of the train carriages were derailed. | The national rail agency Banedanmark wrote on X that the collision happened at a railway crossing. According to local media, at least two of the train carriages were derailed. |