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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 |
(about 11 hours later) | |
One of the carriages flipped in the crash | One of the carriages flipped in the crash |
At least one person has died and dozens have been injured after a train collided with a slurry tanker and derailed in southern Denmark, officials have said. | |
Police said the crash occurred between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern Jutland, near the German border, leaving a 60-year-old woman dead and 27 others injured. | |
In an update shortly after midnight, police said a crane was being used at the site to lift some of the damaged carriages to ensure there were no more injured passengers. | |
Of the five people seriously injured, two remained in a critical condition in hospital. | |
Danish police direct people involved near the derailment | Danish police direct people involved near the derailment |
Local media reported the train as having hit a slurry tanker, which are used to transport farm waste. | |
Pictures from the scene showed a carriage lying on its side, with passengers standing around the train tracks. | |
Police said 106 people in total had been involved in the accident. Among the passengers onboard included pupils from a school in nearby Sønderborg, the train's intended destination. | |
None of the students or the two teachers with them were seriously injured, police said, but they had been invited to go into school on Saturday to talk to a psychologist. | |
"My thoughts go out to the relatives, the many injured and everyone who is currently affected by the accident," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement to public broadcaster DR. | |
"I hope that everyone gets the best possible help and support." | |
The country's rail operator DSB said that it had shut down services along the line until further notice. | |
The national rail agency Banedanmark wrote on X that the collision happened at a level crossing. At least two of the train carriages were derailed, according to local media. |