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  • Accident at Voorschoten (NL) 04.04.23

    From Robert@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 10:47:47 2023
    Hi all,

    Information taken from BeneluxRailGen.

    It appears that a rail-mounted crane has been hit by two trains last
    night, causing a derailment and unfortunately one fatality.

    Freight 47612 Hermalle/Kinkempois - Beverwijk came into contact with a
    small rail-mounted crane and apparently knocked it into the path of
    train 1409 Utrecht - Rotterdam, formed of unit 9405.

    There were some engineering works taking place during that time and it
    is speculated that the crane was on the wrong track.

    <https://nos.nl/artikel/2470072-een-dode-door-treinongeval-bij-voorschoten-19-mensen-naar-het-ziekenhuis>

    Cheers,
    --
    Rob
    "I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational
    in order to prove that you care, or, indeed, why it should be necessary
    to prove it at all." - Avon, Blake's 7

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  • From Robert@21:1/5 to Robert on Tue Apr 4 22:56:45 2023
    On 04/04/2023 10:47, Robert wrote:

    Hi all,

    Information taken from BeneluxRailGen.

    It appears that a rail-mounted crane has been hit by two trains last
    night, causing a derailment and unfortunately one fatality.

    Freight 47612 Hermalle/Kinkempois - Beverwijk came into contact with a
    small rail-mounted crane and apparently knocked it into the path of
    train 1409 Utrecht - Rotterdam, formed of unit 9405.

    There were some engineering works taking place during that time and it
    is speculated that the crane was on the wrong track.

    <https://nos.nl/artikel/2470072-een-dode-door-treinongeval-bij-voorschoten-19-mensen-naar-het-ziekenhuis>

    Drone footage of the accident site: <https://www.nu.nl/299405/video/beelden-vanuit-de-lucht-tonen-ravage-na-treinongeluk-voorschoten.html>

    Ta,
    --
    Rob
    "I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational
    in order to prove that you care, or, indeed, why it should be necessary
    to prove it at all." - Avon, Blake's 7

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