According to the Dutch emergency services, at least one person was killed and more than 30 others were injured after a train derailed in the Netherlands on Tuesday after colliding with construction equipment on the track.
Some of the injured were receiving immediate care, while others were being transported to a hospital, according to emergency services. A double-decker intercity train collided with construction equipment on the rails at Voorschoten, about eight kilometres (five miles) north of The Hague, around 3:30 a.m. (0130 GMT), according to TRT world.
The rescue teams arrived at the accident scene in Voorschoten, a village near The Hague, early Tuesday to evacuate the victims, according to the emergency services.
Furthermore, according to TRT World, Netherlands Railways (NS) tweeted that the tragic accident caused trains between Leiden and several areas of The Hague to be cancelled.
According to a fire department spokeswoman who spoke to Dutch radio, 19 people were taken to hospitals. Other people were receiving immediate care, according to emergency services. Further investigation is underway.
