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“Over 125 injured” in the rail accident in Netherlands

According to the latest data provided by officials, 13 passengers are in serious condition after the impact between two trains from Amsterdam. The accident occurred in an area with railway traffic.

“Over 125 injured” in the rail accident in Netherlands
Photo: Reuters.

Articol de Răzvan Stancu, 23 Aprilie 2012, 07:49

Dutch officials said that 125 people have been injured, of which at least 13 seriously, due to the collision produced Saturday night between the trains in Amsterdam, informs BBC.

“We suspect that many people were thrown through train because of the collision” said a police spokesman, Ed Kraszewski, quoted by the news station AT5.

The police spokesman added that some of the victims have suffered fractures of bones and neck injuries.

All passengers were assisted to get out of the wagons, and those wounded were transported by ambulances to hospital.

Rail accident occurred near Sloterdijk, to the West of Amsterdam, and none of the trains has derailed.

An investigation was begun to determine the causes of the collision.

The accident occurred in a congested area of the Dutch rail network traffic between Amsterdam and the Hague and to Schiphol airport being disrupted.

Authorities have not announced which was the cause of a collision between a local and intercity train one.

One of the trains connecting the cities of Den Helder and Nijmegen, and the other traveling between Amsterdam and Uitgeest, said an official of the railway company .

Translated by Anamaria Petrache
MTTLC, Bucharest University

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