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Dubai Eye
9 hours ago
- Dubai Eye
One killed, several injured after train derails in Denmark
One person was killed and several people were injured when a train hit a vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark on Friday, Danish police said. Pictures from the scene showed that a carriage had been torn from the train and was lying on the side, Danish TV2 reported. Police said that of the 95 people on board the train, one was killed, and several were injured, of whom two were carried away by helicopter, the police of Southern Jutland region of Denmark said in a press release. The incident happened when the train hit a vehicle at a road crossing, national rail system operator Banedanmark said on X. Denmark's national railway operator, state-owned DSB, separately said it had halted all journeys between the towns of Kliplev and Tinglev near Denmark's border with Germany.
The Star
21 hours ago
- General
- The Star
2nd LD Writethru: One dead, several injured in southern Denmark train derailment
OSLO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and several others were injured on Friday afternoon when a passenger train collided with a farm vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark, local authorities said. The InterCityLyn 951 service, carrying about 95 passengers, was traveling between Tinglev and Kliplev on its way to Sonderborg when it struck the vehicle at a level crossing south of Bjerndrup, according to Denmark's national rail operator DSB. The front carriage derailed and overturned in a field, DSB CEO Flemming Jensen said. Police informed DSB of casualties, including at least one fatality whose identity has not been confirmed. At a press conference Friday evening, police inspector Gert Bisgaard said the crossing had no barriers. He added that police would remain at the scene for some time and urged the public to respect cordons and avoid the area. Two injured passengers were airlifted to hospital, while several others also suffered injuries. Authorities have activated support services to assist passengers and those affected. Among the passengers were a class of 25 pupils and their teachers from a school in Sonderborg, according to the municipality. None of the children were seriously injured, though they were described as shaken. One student was taken to hospital due to diabetes, and 10 others underwent medical checks. Train services between Tinglev and Sonderborg have been suspended for the rest of Friday and all of Saturday, with replacement buses in operation. DSB has set up a crisis hotline for victims' families. An investigation team from Banedanmark, the rail infrastructure manager, is working to determine the cause of the accident.
The Star
a day ago
- Automotive
- The Star
1st LD: One dead, several injured in southern Denmark train derailment
OSLO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and several others were injured on Friday afternoon when a passenger train collided with a farm vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark, local authorities said. The InterCityLyn 951 service, carrying about 95 passengers, was traveling between Tinglev and Kliplev on its way to Sonderborg when it struck the vehicle at a railway crossing south of Bjerndrup, according to Denmark's national rail operator DSB. The front carriage derailed and overturned in a field, according to DSB CEO Flemming Jensen. Two of the injured passengers were airlifted to hospital, and authorities have activated emergency support to assist passengers and others affected. Train services between Tinglev and Sonderborg have been suspended for the rest of Friday and all of Saturday, with replacement buses in operation. An investigation team from Banedanmark, the rail infrastructure manager, is examining the cause of the accident.
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
One killed, several injured in train-vehicle collision in southern Denmark
One person was killed and several people were injured when a train hit a vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark on Friday, Danish police from the scene showed that a carriage had been torn from the train and was lying on the side, Danish TV2 said that of the 95 people on board the train, one was killed, and several were injured, of whom two were carried away by helicopter, the police of Southern Jutland region of Denmark said in a press The incident happened when the train hit a vehicle at a road crossing, national rail system operator Banedanmark said on national railway operator, state-owned DSB, separately said it had halted all journeys between the towns of Kliplev and Tinglev near Denmark's border with Germany.- EndsMust Watch
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- South China Morning Post
1 dead, several injured after train derails in Denmark
One person was killed and several people were injured when a train hit a vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark on Friday, Danish police said. Pictures from the scene showed that a carriage had been torn from the train and was lying on the side, Danish TV2 reported. Police said that of the 95 people on board the train, one was killed, and several were injured, of whom two were carried away by helicopter, the police of the Southern Jutland region of Denmark said in a press release. The incident happened when the train hit a vehicle at a road crossing, national rail system operator Banedanmark said on social media. Denmark's national railway operator, state-owned DSB, separately said it had halted all journeys between the towns of Kliplev and Tinglev near Denmark's border with Germany. More to follow …
