Two commuter trains have collided head-on in Denmark, injuring at least 18 people, according to local emergency services.<\/p>\n
Five of the injured are currently in a critical condition.<\/p>\n
The crash happened about 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, near a level crossing on a train line linking the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup.<\/p>\n
“The two trains collided head-on, causing large damage to them and sending broken glass flying everywhere,” fire and rescue service leader Christoffer Buhl Martekilde said.<\/p>\n
About 37 people were believed to have been on board the two trains when the crash occurred at 6:30am local time. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Police said an extensive investigation would be carried out as to the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n
“We can’t provide any details for now about the cause,” police official Morten Kaare Pedersen said.<\/p>\n
“We are in the process of gathering the necessary information about the course of events.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“So there are, and will continue to be for quite some time, a lot of investigations underway.”<\/p>\n
Public broadcaster DR showed images of two yellow and grey trains, both with visible damage to the front, facing each other in a wooded area.<\/p>\n
“Everyone is out of the trains, so no one is trapped \u2026 Large resources have been dispatched to the scene,” a spokesperson for the Greater Copenhagen fire department told Reuters.<\/p>\n
Those injured have since been transported away from the scene of the accident in ambulances and helicopters, the fire department said on X.<\/p>\n
The local mayor, Trine Egetved, said she was “deeply upset and shocked”.<\/p>\n
“This train is used by many residents of Gribskov, workers and students,” she said.<\/p>\n
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he had contacted acting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to offer assistance.<\/p>\n
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