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4/21/12

The Netherlands: Some 60 people injured in Amsterdam two-train crash of which 20 seriously

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.

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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