In a train accident on the bridge over the Great Belt in Denmark, came several people have been killed. The train was hit by an object. In the Region, a storm prevailed.
On the bridge across the Great Belt (Storebaelt) in Denmark, died in a train accident, six people were killed, 16 were injured. The police confirmed.
in Odense launched train was taken around 7: 30 p.m. from a subject and had hard brakes. May be the Plane or the roof of an oncoming freight was solved in turn, and then the passenger train hit, reported by Danish media. A spokesman for the police on the island of Funen said that he could give no details of the accident. It was clear, however, that the passenger train had been hit by a “subject”. On Board of the train 131 passengers and three train attendants were.
The damaged freight train after the train crash on the bridge over the Great Belt in Denmark.
bridge blocked
The connection over the Great Belt connects the Danish Islands of Funen and Zealand and is one of the most important transport routes in Denmark. It is 18 kilometers long and consists of two bridges and a Tunnel. The rail link was opened in 1997.
The bridge was first closed due to strong wind for the car traffic. Vehicles could navigate the bridge in an easterly direction with a reduced speed, police said. She asked to take pictures of the scene of the incident.
In large Parts of Scandinavia had previously led to violent Wind to power outages and traffic delays. Also, the ferry service was affected by the storm. In Sweden, the power went out in more than 100,000 households.
