Six dead in Danish train accident – rail operator

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:31:52 +0000

Two men walk past a damaged cargo train after an accident on January 2, 2019 in Nyborg, Denmark. – Several people were killed in a train accident on a bridge connecting two islands in Denmark, police said. (Photo by Tim K. Jensen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

COPENHAGEN: Six people were killed Wednesday in a train accident on a bridge connecting two islands in Denmark, rail operator DSB said.

“We can confirm that six people are dead,” a duty officer told Agence France-Presse, as media reports said the roof of a cargo train blew off in heavy winds and hit a passenger train that was traveling in the opposite direction.

The accident occurred on the Great Belt Bridge connecting the islands of Zealand, where Copenhagen is located, and Funen.

A Funen police spokesman told reporters he could not provide details of the accident, but added: “We know that an object hit the train.”

There were 131 passengers and three crew on board. AFP

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