Denmark rail accident: Two trains collide head-on near Copenhagen, several injured

Two trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring several passengers and triggering a major emergency response.The accident happened on a railway line connecting the towns of Hillerode and Kagerup, about 40 kilometers north of Copenhagen, police said in a statement.Emergency services confirmed that two local trains were involved in the accident. “It’s two commuter trains that collided head-on,” a spokesman for the Greater Copenhagen fire department told Reuters.

There is information about someone injured, no one is trapped

According to public broadcaster DR, officials said five to 10 people were injured in the incident. However, officials insisted that all passengers had been evacuated safely.“There are no injuries to passengers. Everyone is out of the trains, so no one is trapped…” “Major resources have been dispatched to the scene,” a fire department spokesman said.The AP reported that the collision prompted a large-scale emergency response, with police describing it as a “major accident”, although the exact number of casualties was not immediately confirmed.Details of the cause of the collision were not immediately available, and authorities are expected to launch an investigation into the incident.The rapid evacuation ensured that no passengers remained trapped inside the trains, although emergency teams continued operations at the site.Further updates are awaited as officials assess the situation and determine the cause of the head-on collision.