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Several people injured in Danish train crash, local emergency service says

By Thomson Reuters Apr 23, 2026 | 12:54 AM

COPENHAGEN, April 23 (Reuters) – Two trains collided in Denmark on Thursday, ​injuring between five ‌and 10 people, local emergency services said.

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 Greater ​Copenhagen fire department 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 ⁠number of people ​injured ‌was believed to ​be between ⁠five and 10, public broadcaster DR reported, citing police.

(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje ​Solsvik)