The front carriage of the passenger train derailed after and ploughed into a field, ANP news agency said. The second carriage was on its side and a fire broke out in the rear carriage, its said.
Amstrdam: Several people were ‘seriously injured’ and a fire broke out after a passenger train carrying at least 50 people derailed following a collision with a freight train in the Netherlands, reports Reuters citing local emergency services.
The front carriage of the passenger train derailed after and ploughed into a field, ANP news agency said. The second carriage was on its side and a fire broke out in the rear carriage, its said.
Rescue teams were at the scene of the accident near Voorschoten, a village between The Hague and Amsterdam, a notice from the local emergency services said.
Dutch Railways (NS) said in a tweet that trains between Leiden and parts of The Hague were cancelled due to the accident.
The cause of the accident that happened around 3:25 a.m. (0125 GMT) in the town of Voorschoten, near The Hague, was not immediately clear.
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