One dead, dozens injured after train derails in Netherlands

One person died and 19 others were seriously injured early Tuesday when a high-speed passenger train derailed in southwest Netherlands after colliding with construction equipment, emergency services said.

“One person has died and at least 30 people have been injured. Eleven people are being housed in homes of local residents, while the seriously injured are taken to hospital,” the Hollands Midden emergency services said.

The crash took place near the village of Voorschoten, between The Hague and Amsterdam.