(SeaPRwire) – A collision between two trains occurred in Denmark early Thursday, leaving five people critically injured in an incident police described as major.
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. near Hillerød, roughly 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Copenhagen. Approximately a dozen other individuals have minor injuries, according to the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department.
Thirty-eight people were on board the two trains, a spokesperson for the North Zealand police stated.
Officials initially reported four people as critically injured but revised that number hours after the collision. It was not immediately clear if the train drivers were among those affected.
Investigators are probing the cause of the crash, which took place near a level crossing. Photos from the scene show the front ends of the trains damaged, though both remained upright on the tracks.
Trine Egetved, mayor of the nearby town of Gribskov, said in a Facebook post that some of the injured were airlifted to the hospital.
She noted the crash occurred on a local rail line used by many Gribskov residents, employees, and schoolchildren.
No further details were available.
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