US Edition2 trains collide in Denmark, prompting a massive emergency response north of Copenhagen
Emergency crews evacuated passengers and transported the injured to hospitals as investigators examined possible signalling and human error.
- 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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2 trains collide in Denmark, critically injuring 5 people
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday, critically injuring five people. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Hillerød, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Copenhagen. Roughly a dozen other people have minor injuries, according to the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department. There were 38 people aboard the two trains, according to a spokesperson for the North Zealand police. Officials originally said four peop…
18 hurt as 2 trains collide in Denmark
HILLEROD, Denmark – Two commuter trains collided head-on near the Danish capital early Thursday leaving five critically hurt and 13 others with lesser injuries, officials said. Police were unable to provide information about the cause of the accident, which occurred near a level crossing in a rural wooded area about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Copenhagen, near the town of Hillerod. “Eighteen people have been injured in the accident. Of the…
Two local passenger trains collided head-on north of Copenhagen. A large-scale rescue operation has been launched, and all passengers have been evacuated. Some passengers are in critical condition.
On Thursday, authorities in Denmark announced that 18 people, including five in critical condition, had been injured following a face-to-face collision of two trains in a forest area near Hellerwood, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen's capital. According to the authorities, emergency services received the notification early in the morning, immediately the rescue and ambulance teams went to the scene, where the scene was shocked by the force…
Two trains have come together in Denmark. Five people are in danger of life, the investigators are still at the beginning. An expert already has a suspicion.
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