Serious accident on track, car gets under freight train

BERKEL-ENSCHOT – A motorist was seriously injured in an accident with a freight train in Berkel-Enschot on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at a railway crossing near Streepstraat. The car ended up under a passing freight train. Emergency services, including several...

Several emergency services were sent to the accident. A trauma helicopter was also called, which landed near the track. The driver was seriously injured. Around 14:00, the message came that the person had died of his injuries. Screens have been placed on the track. Due to the collision, no trains are running between Tilburg and Boxtel. NS expects to resume train traffic around 15:15. The message Person dies after collision with freight train on …

A serious accident occurred on the railway tracks on the Streepstraat in Berkel-Enschot. A motorist and his car ended up under a freight train there. Police, fire and ambulance came to the scene in droves. A trauma helicopter also landed. The train was carrying dangerous goods, but by the time of the accident, the wagons were already empty. According to a ProRail spokesperson, the train was not derailed and, apart from the locomotive, there was …