Multiple injuries reported in Netherlands train collision and fire.

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Multiple injuries reported in Netherlands train collision and fire.
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A passenger train carrying at least 50 people derailed in the Netherlands after hitting construction equipment on the track, leaving about 30 people injured, many seriously. The front carriage of the night train from Leiden city to The Hague derailed and ploughed into a field after the accident, while the second carriage was on its side and a fire broke out in the rear carriage but was later extinguished. Dutch Railways said in a tweet that trains between Leiden and parts of The Hague were cancelled due to the accident.

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