Train collision in Denmark leaves several critically injured

A train collision in Denmark on Thursday left at least four people in critical condition after two trains crashed on the Gribskov Railway in North Zealand.

The accident occurred near Kagerup earlier in the morning when the trains collided head-on, Danish broadcaster DR reported.

Police said emergency services were swiftly dispatched to the scene, where rescue operations were still ongoing, with at least 60 responders involved.

Regional health authorities said at least four people were in critical condition, while others sustained injuries.

“All injured people have been transported away from the scene of the accident in ambulances and a helicopter,” Capital Emergency Services said in a post on the US social media platform X.

“Passengers who are not physically injured have been gathered at a collection point,” it added.

Gribskov Mayor Trine Egetved said some of the injured had been airlifted to Rigshospitalet hospital.

“I am deeply shaken and shocked and thinking of all those involved,” she said in a post on the US social media platform Facebook.

She noted that the railway is widely used by local residents, workers and schoolchildren, adding that authorities are working to support those affected.

Police said they have an overview of the situation but that rescue efforts are continuing as authorities seek to determine the cause of the collision.