Train crash kills 1, injures 10, in the Netherlands
February 23, 2016
A train crash in the Netherlands has left one person dead and 10 injured.
A local commuter train, with only about 15 passengers on board, crashed into a crane near the town of Dalfsen, about 70 miles east of Amsterdam.
The accident, which occurred shortly before 9 a.m., left several carriages lying on their sides as emergency crews searched the scene, looking for more passengers.
"According to initial reports one person has been killed," mayor Han Noten told public broadcaster NOS, adding it could have been worse. "There were not too many people on the train. The evening train is usually full, but not in the mornings."
The crane was on caterpillar tracks and was moving very slowly as it crossed the railway line when the train plowed into it.
The train was operated by Arriva, a subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Bahn. An official there said the deceased is likely the train driver.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
bik/jil (AFP, AP, dpa)