Dutch authorities face a 'monster' task to recover a crashed passenger train which will require building a bridge over a canal, rail officials said on Wednesday. ManilaBulletin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch authorities face a "monster" task to recover a crashed passenger train which will require building a bridge over a canal, rail officials said on Wednesday.
This photograph taken in Voorschoten, on April 5, 2023, shows the accident site of a derailed train. A Dutch high-speed passenger train slammed into heavy construction equipment and derailed near The Hague early on April 4, killing at least one person and injuring 30, emergency services said. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / ANP / AFP
"It is a gigantic, monster job," Martijn de Graaf, a spokesman for rail network firm ProRail, told AFP. Mammoet , the company hired to move the train, was on site on Wednesday to evaluate the situation, he said.The crash was the most serious for years in the Netherlands, which normally has a good train safety record despite a busy network in this densely populated country.
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