At least 60 people were injured, up to 20 of them seriously, in a two-train collision Saturday outside Amsterdam Central station, Dutch transport police said.
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Train Crash Near Amsterdam |
The accident happened at around 6.30 pm (1630 GMT) when a local train leaving Amsterdam smashed head-on into a high-speed train, Dutch rail network spokeswoman Babet Verstappen told AFP.
Emergency personel were treating the wounded at the scene, on a bridge between the suburb of Sloterdijk and Amsterdam Central Station, she added.
The crash has disrupted rail traffic to Amsterdam Central station, as well as to Schiphol airport, Verstappen said.
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