Head-on train collision near Copenhagen leaves four critically injured

Two local trains have collided head-on in Denmark, injuring at least 17 people, four of whom are in a critical condition, according to emergency services.

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

The incident happened north of Copenhagen on Thursday 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 had since been transported away in ambulances and helicopters, the fire department said on X.