Netherland:Train derailment near The Hague kills 1

In Netherland, a train derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, Dutch emergency services said. One person died and some 30 passengers were injured, many of them seriously. The incident happened around 3:25 am in the town of Voorschoten, near The Hague. However, the reason for the train crash was not clear. Television images showed people using makeshift bridges to cross a canal running alongside the rails to reach the stricken train in the darkness. Many windows in the train carriages were broken. It was not clear if that happened during the accident or as passengers attempted to escape. Injured passengers were treated in homes near the line and transported in a fleet of ambulances to hospitals, including a “calamity hospital” opened in the central city of Utrecht.

The front carriage of the night train from Leiden city to The Hague derailed and plowed into a field after the accident, says the Dutch emergency services. https://t.co/ABLLHbMOFo

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 “A terrible train accident near Voorschoten, where unfortunately one person died and many people were injured. My thoughts are with the relatives and with all the victims. I wish them all the best,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a tweet. Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima also expressed their sympathy in a tweet. John Voppen, CEO of the rail network company Pro Rail, called the accident “a black day for Dutch railways” and said the cause was under investigation.