Two passenger trains collide in Denmark, leaving 17 injured

Published on 23/04/2026 - 10:48 GMT+2

Two rider trains crashed head-on successful Denmark Thursday morning, injuring astatine slightest 17 people, of whom 5 were successful captious condition, constabulary and media reported.

The country was sealed disconnected by police. Images from the country revealed the beforehand ends of some trains smashed, though some remained upright connected the tracks.

The collision occurred astatine 6:30 americium connected a section obstruction enactment betwixt Hillerød and Kagerup, astir 35 kilometres northbound of the superior Copenhagen.

A constabulary connection called it "a superior accident" but a constabulary spokesperson told AFP that each passengers had been evacuated from the trains.

"Two trains collided and the constabulary and exigency services are mobilised successful ample numbers," the connection said.

Gribskov politician Trine Egetved wrote successful a Facebook station that the section obstruction enactment is utilized by galore Gribskov residents, employees and schoolchildren.

“At the moment, it says that determination are galore injured, immoderate of which are critical, and they person been flown to the National Hospital,” she added.