Dalfsen train crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 23 February 2016 08:50 CET |
Location | Dalfsen, Overijssel |
Country | Netherlands |
Line | Zwolle - Emmen railway |
Operator | Arriva |
Incident type | Obstruction on line |
Cause | Under investigation |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 1[1] |
Injured | 6 |
The Dalfsen train crash occurred on 23 February 2016 when a passenger train collided with a crane on a level crossing at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands. At least one person has been killed and 10 others injured.[2][3]
Accident
At 08:50 CET (07:50 UTC),[4] a passenger train collided with a crane at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.[5] It is reported that the crane was crossing the line when it was hit by the train.[6] It had waited at the crossing while one train passed, but then started to cross and was hit by a second train.[7] All four carriages were derailed.[5] One person was killed, the driver of the train.[4] There were fifteen passengers on board the train.[7] Six of the survivors were injured,[4] one person sustaining serious injuries.[6]
Two of the injured were taken to hospital in Zwolle. The other four were treated at the scene.[8] Twelve ambulances were sent to the scene.[5] An air ambulance from the University Medical Center Groningen attended.[4] It is expected that the line between Zwolle and Ommen will be closed until at least 20:00 CET.[5] Arriva instigated a bus replacement service between those stations.[7]
Investigations
The Dutch Safety Board (Dutch: Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid OVV) are responsible for investigating railway accidents in the Netherlands. An investigation has been opened into the accident.[7]
The Dutch police opened a separate invesigation into the accident. The crane driver was detained for questioning.[9]
References
- ^ "Deadly train crash in Netherlands". Euronews. 23 February 2016.
- ^ James Rothwell (23 February 2016). "'At least one dead' and ten injured after train 'crashes into crane' in the Netherlands". The Telegraph.
- ^ Samuel Osborne (23 February 2016). "Netherlands train crash: At least 1 dead and 10 injured after major train crash near Dalfsen". The Independent.
- ^ a b c d Peters, Janene. "At least one killed after passenger train smashes crane; Train overturned". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Doden en gewonden bij treinramp Dalfsen" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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- ^ a b c d "One killed, several injured as train ploughs into crane at railway crossing". Dutch News. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "'Treinongeluk door inschattingsfout'" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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