THE HAGUE, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 30 people have been injured – some seriously – after a passenger train derailed in the western Netherlands, officials say.
The train transporting about 50 people derailed after colliding with construction equipment on the line near the village of Voorschoten, between The Hague and Amsterdam, emergency services said.
Earlier reports had said this followed a collision with a freight train.
Rescuers and medics are now working on the scene, helping the injured.
The crash happened at about 03:25 local time 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.
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.
The NRC newspaper reported that no trains were currently running between The Hague and Leiden because of the crash. — NNN-AGENCIES
