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Train derails after crashing into a truck in Wouw, Noord-Brabant, 28 Apr 2017
Train derails after crashing into a truck in Wouw, Noord-Brabant, 28 Apr 2017 - Credit: Photo: @MCN_Erremu_1 / Twitter
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Wouw
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Bergen op Zoom
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Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant
Friday, 28 April 2017 - 08:49
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Dutch train derails near Belgium border, injuring engineer

A passenger train derailed after colliding with a truck in the Noord-Brabant town of Wouw on Friday morning, local safety office Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant reports. As far as is known, no one was seriously injured. The train driver sustained slight injuries, but truck driver managed to get out of the vehicle before the train hit, a spokesperson for the safety office said to NU.nl.

The accident happened on Plantagebaan in Wouw, which is located near the Belgian border. The train was heading towards Roosendaal and hit a truck that apparently came from the direction fo the A58. The train's front cart derailed. The truck is still half on the rails, according to AD. How the accident happened is not yet clear.

An unknown number of passengers are being evacuated from the train. So far no injuries were reported. 

The accident halted all train traffic between Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom. NS deployed buses to transport stranded passengers, but warns that delays of up to 30 minutes must be taken into account. The rail company could not say how long it will be before train traffic can be restarted. 

De conducteur is licht gewond. @ProRail neemt het incident over.

— Veiligheidsregio MWB (@VRMWB) April 28, 2017

Trein botst op vrachtwagen en ontspoort bij Wouw in Brabant: In Wouw in Noord-Brabant is een… https://t.co/1DXliBS48F #nieuws #Nederland pic.twitter.com/bBI5rnkn0p

— Roddy Rietveldt (@rjrietveldt) April 28, 2017

Trein knalt op dieplader: geen treinen tussen Roosendaal en Bergen op Zoom https://t.co/mCpxa0hILa pic.twitter.com/1J9BOWufY0

— PZC (@pzcredactie) April 28, 2017

Geen treinen tussen Bergen op Zoom en Roosendaal door aanrijding met dieplader. Foto's: @ChristianTraets https://t.co/gwScVsQoK9 pic.twitter.com/sCek8EMWcz

— BN DeStem (@BNDeStem) April 28, 2017

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