Overview
- Two local commuter trains, which collided around 6:30 a.m. Thursday between Hillerød and Kagerup, left 18 people injured with five in critical condition.
- Police said 37 people were aboard, and emergency crews evacuated everyone with no one trapped as ambulances and helicopters took patients to hospitals.
- Investigators from the Danish Accident Investigation Board and North Zealand Police began on-site work, reviewing signalling systems and possible human error to learn how both trains ended up on the same track.
- Rail service on the Gribskov line is suspended, and Hillerød authorities set up crisis support for passengers and relatives.
- Photos showed severe front-end damage while both trains stayed upright, and the crash has renewed scrutiny of older signalling in parts of Denmark’s rail network after past serious incidents.