Netherlands Train Crash Kills One, 10 Wounded
KABUL: (MEP) One person has been killed while ten others critically wounded in a train crash in the Netherlands near the central town of Dalfsen.
The incident on Tuesday morning took place when a Dutch passenger train derailed after hitting a crane on a crossing.
Photos published on Dutch news websites show four of the train’s carriages lying on their side after the collision.
Rene Vegter, a spokesman for Prorail, the company that manages Dutch railways, told Associated Press the crash happened around 9 a.m.
Many passengers have been rescued from the train, media reports say, adding that they are currently being treated by emergency services.
15 people had been on board at the time of the crash, according to local authorities.
