Train crashes into excavator near Bunnik; No trains running between Utrecht & Driebergen
2 months ago

Train crashes into excavator near Bunnik; No trains running between Utrecht & Driebergen

NL Times  

An NS passenger train crashed into an excavator between Utrecht and Bunnik on Monday morning. The incident has halted train traffic between Utrecht Central Station and Driebergen-Zeist. NS expects the disruption to last at least until 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the Dutch rail service said on its website. The collision happened at a railway crossing and left the train badly damaged, NS said according to NU.nl.

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Freight train crashes into ProRail van in Botlek
1 month, 1 week ago

Freight train crashes into ProRail van in Botlek

NL Times  

A freight train collided with a ProRail van on Friday night in Botlek, coming to a stop on a railroad crossing on Merseyweg. While emergency responders were dealing with the train crash, multiple violent incidents occurred across the Rijnmond region, Omroep Rijnmond reorted further. In Krimpen aan den IJssel, police conducted a raid at a residence on Jacob Jordaensstraat following …

No trains between Utrecht and Zeist after collision on crossing
2 months ago

No trains between Utrecht and Zeist after collision on crossing

Dutch News  

Trains between Utrecht and Zeist have been cancelled after a train collided with a digger pulling a trailer across a level crossing. The driver suffered minor injuries, while the seven passengers travelling from Utrecht to Arnhem on the early morning express train were uninjured. “He felt the impact but got out of his vehicle unscathed.” Train operator NS said all …

Train crashes into car during police chase in Berghem; Two killed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Train crashes into car during police chase in Berghem; Two killed

NL Times  

Two people were killed during a police chase in Berghem near Oss overnight. The police were chasing the car because it was “a suspicious vehicle,” a police spokesperson told NOS without providing any further information. In September, one person died and three got hurt when their car crashed into a viaduct in Amsterdam while the police were chasing them. In …

Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously
1 year, 4 months ago

Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them critically, fire officials said. The Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into snow-removal equipment just before 10:35 a.m. on the city’s North Side near the Howard CTA station, the Chicago Fire Department said. The Yellow Line train carrying 31 commuters and seven …

Leiden-The Hague train services cancelled until at least April 11
1 year, 11 months ago

Leiden-The Hague train services cancelled until at least April 11

Dutch News  

Three of those injured in Monday night’s train crash when a passenger and goods train ploughed into construction work are seriously ill in intensive care, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday evening. Construction company BAM was carrying out scheduled maintenance work on rail lines running parallel to the line on which the trains were travelling when the accident happened. ProRail CEO …

Leiden-The Hague train services cancelled until at least April 11
1 year, 11 months ago

Leiden-The Hague train services cancelled until at least April 11

Dutch News  

Three of those injured in Monday night’s train crash when a passenger and goods train ploughed into construction work are seriously ill in intensive care, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday evening. Construction company BAM was carrying out scheduled maintenance work on rail lines running parallel to the line on which the trains were travelling when the accident happened. ProRail CEO …

One dead, dozens hurt after train crashes into maintenance crane in Netherlands
1 year, 11 months ago

One dead, dozens hurt after train crashes into maintenance crane in Netherlands

Hindustan Times  

A passenger train in the Netherlands rammed into a maintenance crane on the railway tracks early on Tuesday, killing the equipment operator and injuring dozens of passengers as the train derailed, officials and local media said. "The crane was part of maintenance work on two tracks which were closed for traffic, while two other of the total of four tracks …

1 dead, several injured in train crash near The Hague
1 year, 11 months ago

1 dead, several injured in train crash near The Hague

The Hindu  

One person died and some 30 passengers were injured, many of them seriously, when a train partially derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, sending at least one carriage into a field next to the tracks, Dutch emergency services said. Television images showed one of the people using makeshift bridges to cross a canal running alongside the …

Train crashes into scooter parked on train tracks; "terrible joke", police say
3 years, 4 months ago

Train crashes into scooter parked on train tracks; "terrible joke", police say

NL Times  

An Arriva train collided with a scooter parked on the train tracks in Groningen on Saturday evening. "We are not sure what the cause is, but it seems like vandalism," a police spokesperson told Dagblad van het Noorden. "This is a serious matter, endangering the safety of train traffic and people close to the tracks," the spokesperson said. The train …

Avoid Utrecht Central Station advises Dutch railway; Train problems from Amsterdam to Roosendaal
5 years, 8 months ago

Avoid Utrecht Central Station advises Dutch railway; Train problems from Amsterdam to Roosendaal

NL Times  

Large crowds piled up at Utrecht Centraal on Monday evening after a collision between a train and a person took place hours earlier. Van en naar Utrecht Centraal: er rijden veel minder treinen door een aanrijding met een persoon. A Sprinter train between Amsterdam and Utrecht also broke down at about the same time complicating the issue even further, and …

Explosion in Dutch train car leaves one dead
5 years, 11 months ago

Explosion in Dutch train car leaves one dead

NL Times  

One person was killed in an explosion on a passenger train car in Nijmegen on Sunday morning. Witness accounts suggest that parts of the train came to rest dozens of meters away from the affected train car. The windows of the train wagon came to rest twenty meters away," he told AD. Among the equipment at the rail yard are …

Train Collision Kills Driver in Holten and Rijssen
7 years, 2 months ago

Train Collision Kills Driver in Holten and Rijssen

NL Times  

A train crashed into a car on a crossing between Holten and Rijssen on Monday morning, resulting in the death of a person in the car. The accident happened on the Keizerdijk crossing on the outskirts of Rijssen, the Telegraaf reports. Emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene, but the person in the car could not be saved.

Switzerland train crash: Around 30 casualties after two trains collide in Andermatt
7 years, 6 months ago

Switzerland train crash: Around 30 casualties after two trains collide in Andermatt

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around 30 people have been …

Germany train crash: 10 dead and 150 injured as two trains collide near Bad Aibling in Bavaria
9 years, 1 month ago

Germany train crash: 10 dead and 150 injured as two trains collide near Bad Aibling in Bavaria

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The early morning crash took place near Bad Aibling …

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