Many seriously injured following the incident at Voorschoten, a village near The Hague
The front carriage of the night train from Leiden city to The Hague derailed and ploughed into a field after the incident, say reports. Photograph: Getty ImagesAt least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early on Tuesday after hitting construction equipment on the track, Dutch emergency services said.
Rescue teams were at the scene of the incident at Voorschoten, a village near The Hague, the emergency services said. A fire department spokesman told Dutch radio that 19 people were taken to hospital. Others were being treated on the spot, the emergency services said. The front carriage of the night train from Leiden city to The Hague derailed and ploughed into a field after the incident, ANP news agency said. The second carriage was on its side and a fire broke out in the rear carriage but was later extinguished, it said.
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