“Six dead in train accident in Denmark”
“Six people have been killed in the railway accident on the Great belt bridge in Denmark, the state railway company DSB, according to Ritzau.”
“The victims were passengers on board, according to the DSB. Even the police say that several people have died, but have no information on the detailed circumstances of the accident, which took place at 07.30 on Wednesday. A number of people will also have been damaged in the accident.”
“According to the railway company Banedanmark was the subject of a goods train travelling in the opposite direction came loose and hit the persontåget on the bridge then had to make a sharp deceleration. According to the DSB were 131 passengers aboard, and three people in the staff.”
“evacuation centers for the passengers from the train have been opened in Nyborg, said police on the island of Fyn. Where will include to be psychological help to support passengers.”
“the goods train was on its way to the island of Funen and persontåget to Copenhagen and pictures from inside the train shows the broken glass and damage on the inside.”
“the Rail service has now been suspended and rescue work is in progress. Police urge people on board to hear and announce that they are safe.”
“It must be difficult for police and the emergency services to arrive at the scene of the accident because of the weather. The public is invited to leave space for emergency vehicles and the bridge is previously switched off to car traffic because of the hard wind.”
“Even the Danish haverikommissionen is on site to investigate what caused the accident.”
“– We should start the research as soon as work with to save lives is finished, ” says Bo Haaning, investigators for Haverikommissionen to Ritzau.”
“the Police will hold a press conference in Odense on the accident.”
“Corrected: In an earlier version there was an incorrect statement of the number of passengers on board.”
