The derailment of a passenger train killed one person and injured 30, including 19 seriously, on Tuesday in Voorschoten, between The Hague and Amsterdam, in the south of the Netherlands, the emergency services said.
“One person died and at least thirty others were injured. Eleven people were collected from local residents, while the seriously injured were taken to hospital,” the same source said.
An investigation is open
The train derailed around 3:25 a.m. after hitting construction equipment on the track in this village on the northeast outskirts of The Hague. “Specialists are at work to secure the train”, communicated the emergency services, specifying that “the cause of the accident is the subject of an investigation”. The accident occurred on the railway line connecting the cities of Leiden and The Hague.
In recent weeks, several trains have derailed in different European countries. A few days ago, in Switzerland, two trains derailed almost simultaneously, causing several injuries. On February 28, a collision between two trains killed 57 people in Greece.