Train derailed in Netherlands, 1 killed, 30 injured, rescuers and medics working on the scene

One person was killed and 30 others were injured after a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands, media reported on Tuesday, citing Dutch emergency services.

A passenger train with about 50 people derailed early on Tuesday after hitting construction equipment on the track near the village of Voorschoten near The Hague, Reuters said.

The cause is yet to be established.

Rescuers and medics are now working on the scene, helping the injured.

Television images showed one of the people using makeshift bridges to cross a canal running alongside the rails to reach the stricken train in the darkness

The crash happened at about 03:25 local time (01:25 GMT) on Tuesday.
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