Two trains collide in Denmark, injuring 17 people, emergency service says


Police and rescue services are present at a train collision in Kagerup between Hilleroed and Noedebo, Denmark, Thursday, April 23, 2026. Ritzau Scanpix/Steven Knap via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN, April 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Two local trains collided head-on ⁠in Denmark on Thursday, injuring at ‌least 17 people, four of whom were in a critical condition, the emergency service told Reuters.

Public ​broadcaster DR showed images ⁠of two yellow ⁠and grey trains, both with visible damage ⁠to the ‌front, facing each other in a wooded area.

The incident ⁠happened north of Copenhagen, on a ​train line ‌linking the towns of Hillerod and ⁠Kagerup, police ​said in a statement.

"It is two local trains that have collided head-on," a ⁠spokesperson for the rescue services ​told Reuters.

"There are injuries among the passengers. Everyone is out of the trains, ⁠so no one is trapped... Large resources have been dispatched to the scene," the spokesperson added.

The injured have since ​been transported away from ⁠the scene of the accident in ambulances ​and helicopters, the fire ‌department said on X.

(Reporting ​by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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