A train derailment in the Netherlands that happened after a passenger train struck a construction crane has left one worker dead and dozens of people injured, reports say.
One person was killed and dozens were injured Tuesday when a passenger train derailed after striking a construction crane. passenger train derailedThe overnight train traveling from Leiden to The Hague reportedly was carrying about 50 people when it came off the tracks around 3:25 a.m.
"We have no idea how the crane got on the track which was still open for traffic," John Voppen, the CEO of ProRail – a Dutch government organization responsible for overseeing railway infrastructure – told reporters. "The crane was part of maintenance work on two tracks which were closed for traffic, while two other of the total of four tracks remained open for train traffic," he added, according to Reuters. At least 19 people have been hospitalized following the crash on a railway between Leiden and The Hague, officials said.for years, and I don't understand how this could have happened," Voppen also said. "We are going to launch a full inquiry.
Dutch construction group BAM said one of its workers died in the collision, while the driver of the passenger train was hospitalized with bone fractures, Reuters reported. The Associated Press said around 30 passengers were injured in the accident, 19 of which have been hospitalized. "A terrible train accident near Voorschoten, where unfortunately one person died and many people were injured," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wrote on Twitter."My thoughts are with the relatives and with all the victims. I wish them all the best."
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