One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails


AFP

One of the carriages flipped in the crash

At least one person has died and several others have been injured after a train collided with a slurry tanker and derailed in southern Denmark, officials said.

Police said the crash happened between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern Jutland, and that officers were at the site.

Local outlet TV2 reported helicopters had been sent to the scene and quoted local rail officials as saying the train had “hit a slurry tanker” at a level crossing.

The country’s rail operator DSB said that it had shut down services between Tinglev and Sønderborg near the German border.

Reuters

Danish police direct people involved near the derailment

Pictures from the scene showed a carriage lying on its side, with passengers stood around the train tracks.

Police said 95 passengers were on board, including pupils from a school in Sønderborg. Two of the injured were carried away by helicopter.

The national rail agency Banedanmark wrote on X that the collision happened at a railway crossing. According to local media, at least two of the train carriages were derailed.

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