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Dozens injured after train derails in Netherlands: emergency services

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Emergency services work at a site of a derailed night train in Voorschoten, The Netherlands, 04 April 2023. Remko De Waal, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/04/04/04042023-derailed-night-train-in-voorschoten-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>Emergency services work at a site of a derailed night train in Voorschoten, The Netherlands, 04 April 2023. <em>Remko De Waal, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The HAGUE, Netherlands (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — At least 30 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in the southern Netherlands on Tuesday, emergency services said.</p><p>The train derailed after colliding with construction equipment on the line near the village of Voorschoten, between The Hague and Amsterdam, it said.</p><p>&quot;At least 30 people were injured and are being treated at the spot. The seriously injured are being taken to hospital, while 11 are at homes of nearby residents,&quot; Hollands Midden emergency services said.</p><p>&quot;Specialists are working to secure the train.&quot;</p><p>The accident happened at around 3:30 am (0130 GMT) when the double-decker intercity train smacked into the building material on the tracks at Voorschoten, about eight kilometers (five miles) north of The Hague.</p><p>Images from the scene and news reports showed a front carriage derailed and plowing into a field, while a second derailed carriage landed on its side.</p><p>A third carriage remained upright, while a fourth caught fire, the ANP news agency said.</p><p>Around 60 people were on board at the time of the accident.</p><p>Ambulance services rushed to the scene en masse, including a trauma helicopter, to take the most seriously injured passengers to the hospital.</p><p>It was not immediately clear how serious their injuries were.</p><p>&quot;We heard a loud bang and suddenly the lights went out,&quot; an unidentified witness told the local Omroep West television news.</p><p>&quot;We couldn&#x27;t initially get out of the train because there was no electricity,&quot; said the man, who appeared in a state of shock.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/multimedia/photo/02/20/23/chemical-clean-up-continues-after-train-derailment">Clean-up continues after toxic train derailment</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2570799" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div class="iwantbar"> </div>

At least 30 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in the southern Netherlands on Tuesday, emergency services said.