“Deadly Train Collision in Voorschoten Leaves Dozens Injured”

A passenger train derailed in Voorschoten after a collision with construction equipment on the track. There are one dead and about thirty injured, says the Hollands Midden Security Region. Nineteen people have been taken to hospital.

The emergency services are present en masse, including with a trauma helicopter. According to the spokesman for the security region, two of the train’s four wagons are lying next to the rails. It concerns an intercity in which fifty to sixty people were seated, says the NS.

According to a spokesperson for the railways, the train was on its way from Leiden to The Hague when it collided with a small construction crane at around 3:25 am. A fire broke out in a wagon. It has now been extinguished. It is unclear how the accident could have happened. A freight train also collided with the construction equipment.

The passengers of the passenger train are evacuated and treated on site if necessary. Eleven of the thirty injured are being cared for in surrounding homes. The seriously injured are taken to hospitals.

Train traffic to and from Leiden Central Station has been halted.