BREAKING : Train crashes into crane - Netherlands

  • 8 years ago
The train is believed to have derailed in Dalfsen in the northern part of the Netherlands about 75 miles east of Amsterdam.

It is thought to have collided with a hydraulic maintenance crane that was pruning nearby trees at around 8am local time today (February 23).

Four carriages are now lying in a field beside the railway and local media reports that it is not clear whether people are still inside.

The Dutch Safety Board has already launched an investigation into the accident.