“A terrible accident in Voorschoten,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte tweeted about a train that derailed after colliding with a construction crane on Tuesday morning. At least one person died, and 30 got hurt, including the train driver. ProRail CEO John Voppen spoke of “a black day for the Dutch railway.” Both the Prime Minister and the ProRail CEO expressed support for the victims and their loved ones. “We will, of course, investigate what happened,” Voppen said.
One person was killed and more than two dozen were injured early Tuesday when a train derailed following a crash involving a freight train and construction equipment in western Netherlands, officials said.
One person died and 30 got hurt in a train accident in Voorschoten on Tuesday morning. The train derailed after it crashed into a small construction crane on the track. Emergency services took 19 of the injured to hospitals. The other 11 were treated at the scene, Veilgheidsregio Hollands-Midden said.