Police: 125 injured as trains collide in Amsterdam
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[quote](CNN) -- At least 125 people were injured when two passenger trains collided in Amsterdam on Saturday, national police said.
At least 56 of those hurt were described as severely injured, 13 of them critically, police spokesman Ed Kraszewski said.
The trains collided between the Amsterdam Sloterdijk and the Amsterdam Centraal stations, CNN affiliate RTL reported, citing rescue officials.
"Everybody was in panic. Everybody was screaming. A lot of people were injured. There was a lot of blood," Giovanni Laisina, a passenger, told CNN.
Though his head was knocked hard against a window, he said he is fine.
"I was shocked in the beginning, but because I don't have any injures at all ... for me it's OK. It's a little bit surreal," said Laisina.
Video from the scene showed rescue personnel working around the two trains, as an injured person was wheeled away on a stretcher. It was not immediately clear why the trains were on the same tracks.[/quote]
[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/21/world/europe/netherlands-train-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3[/url]
Oh god why does this kind of shit happen?
[QUOTE=kimr120;35664594]Oh god why does this kind of shit happen?[/QUOTE]
Someone got too high probably. RIP everyone who died, you will be missed.
[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35664630]Someone got too high probably. RIP everyone who died, you will be missed.[/QUOTE]
Hurr durr Dutch people get high all the time :downs:
Here's a better article: [url]http://bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17799940[/url]
[QUOTE=trivium1200;35664680]Hurr durr Dutch people get high all the time :downs:[/QUOTE]
Hey, I have a Dutch friend who gets high all the time, so that means all Dutch people must get high all the time.
That must of been horrifying.
[QUOTE=kimr120;35664594]Oh god why does this kind of shit happen?[/QUOTE]
Mistakes, idiocy, someone did something they shouldn't have and a lot of innocent people payed for it. Although (not to belittle this) this actually ended better than usual as far as train crashes go.
Huh... How come I first hear about this on Facepunch and not on the local news?
Seen this on the news - in the image it just looks like the front of the trains are a little mashed, but they're both on the rails. It could have been [B]much[/B] worse if one or both of them derailed.
[QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;35665002]Huh... How come I first hear about this on Facepunch and not on the local news?[/QUOTE]
I heard something about a train crash on the news earlier, it was probably about this.
[QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;35665002]Huh... How come I first hear about this on Facepunch and not on the local news?[/QUOTE]
Leest gij geen nu.nl?
136 wounded according to national news, no fatalities reported yet. Rumours that one train ignored a red light.
[QUOTE=Overv;35665186]Leest gij geen nu.nl?[/QUOTE]
Nooit.
[QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;35665361]Nooit.[/QUOTE]
Dan heb je zeker ook nog niet gehoord dat het kabinet gaat vallen.
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;35665376]Dan heb je zeker ook nog niet gehoord dat het kabinet gaat vallen.[/QUOTE]
Great day to be Dutch indeed.
Just now the datacenter in Amsterdam where I host my game community died. Coincidence? :v:
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;35665376]Dan heb je zeker ook nog niet gehoord dat het kabinet gaat vallen.[/QUOTE]
Did you say something or just smash random keys because that's all it looks like to me
Gvd, Shitty week to be dutch.
Kabinet is shitting up.
Tripple A status gone bacause of that.
Friggin Traincrash.
[img]http://www.at5.nl/imgcache/2/2bee402a13f201f761810a132a03d307.jpg[/img]
Wij Belgen voelen met jullie mee.
We weten immers al te goed hoe het is om een gevallen regering te hebben. :v:
Maar ja, die treincrash is vreselijk. Mijn hart gaat uit naar de slachtoffers.
[QUOTE=taipan;35667950]Gvd, Shitty week to be dutch.
Kabinet is shitting up.
Tripple A status gone bacause of that.
Friggin Traincrash.
[img]http://www.at5.nl/imgcache/2/2bee402a13f201f761810a132a03d307.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I thought we lost triple A status a while back?
I was expecting a much worse looking crash to be honest.
One dead so far, an 68 old woman died of her injuries in the hospital.
I am wondering how she died tough, the crash didnt seem that bad. Unlucky fall maybe?
[QUOTE=taipan;35684456]I am wondering how she died tough, the crash didnt seem that bad. Unlucky fall maybe?[/QUOTE]
You don't expect a traincrash. One moment you're reading a book, the next moment you're flying in the air. Especially elderly people, as Baldr 2.0 says.
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