Scores injured in Netherlands train collision

Two busy passenger trains collided head-on near an Amsterdam park, injuring scores of people including more than 50 seriously, a police spokesman said.

Scores injured in Netherlands train collision
Sun, 22 Apr, 2012 - 11:16

Two busy passenger trains collided head-on near an Amsterdam park, injuring scores of people including more than 50 seriously, a police spokesman said.

National Police Corps spokesman Ed Kraszewski told Amsterdam local news network AT5 that some 70 people had minor injuries and 51 were “seriously or very seriously injured” in the crash.

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