US Edition2 trains collide in Denmark, prompting a massive emergency response north of Copenhagen
Emergency crews evacuated all passengers after the head-on crash, and investigators are still working to determine what caused the collision.
- On Thursday, April 23, 2026, two local commuter trains collided head-on between Hillerød and Kagerup, approximately 40km north of Copenhagen, injuring at least 17 people, four critically, emergency services reported.
- Authorities mobilized large-scale rescue resources, including seven ambulances and a helicopter, to the scene and successfully evacuated all passengers, confirming no one remained trapped inside the damaged trains.
- Gribskov Mayor Trine Egetved confirmed some critically wounded individuals were airlifted to hospitals, while the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department reported 12 passengers sustained minor injuries amid visible train damage.
- Police declared the collision a major accident, closing the local rail line serving Gribskov residents, employees, and schoolchildren, causing immediate service interruptions across the sector.
- Investigators are probing the collision's cause as officials have not yet released details on contributing factors, a critical gap for determining future safety measures on the rail line.
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Two regional trains collided some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, causing many injuries.
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17 injured, five critically, in head-on train crash in Denmark
Two commuter trains collided head-on near the Danish capital early Thursday leaving five critically hurt and 12 others with lesser injuries, emergency services said.
In Denmark, two relatively high-speed trains crashed on Thursday. 17 people were injured, four of them life-threatening. All passengers had left the trains or had been freed, said the emergency services chief. "No one is trapped. "The accident occurred early in the morning on the railway line between the villages of Hillerød and Kagerup in North Sealand. Why the trains collapsed was not known at first. The adjacent road was closed.On site were s…
Two trains collided Thursday morning between Hillerød and Kagerup, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen. Emergency services reported 17 injured, five of them in a "critical state" Two trains collided Thursday morning in Denmark, between Hillerød and Kagerup about 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, causing several injuries, reported the police and rescue services. "A serious train accident occurred: two trains collided, and the police and rescu…
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