The service around Tilburg today will probably not be resumed. Has reported that the NS. Travelers are advised to check the latest departure traffic.
A collision driving since yesterday afternoon no trains to and from Tilburg. NS announces that there is still uncertainty about the damage to the track.
“It is clear that the traffic the rest of the night can not be resumed, ‘says the railway in a statement. “We expect that today, Saturday, March 7th, no full resumption of rail traffic will be possible.
Combustible dust
A passenger train was yesterday at a freight train. The cause of the collision is unknown. Possible damage to the track ProRail could still make any announcements. After the collision, the freight leaked the flammable substance butadiene, this leak was freezing fast provisionally closed.
The passenger train was on the freight train near the Reitseplein. Which lies between the stations of Tilburg University and the Central Station. In the train were about forty people. Most passengers were thrown from the train by the crash.
Head Wound
The train driver suffered a head wound and was therefore treated in hospital. Seven other people were bruises, but did not go to the hospital.
Press was no longer in the local train. NS had yet reached the buses arrive at the crash site, but all passengers were already out of the train and left.
hazardous
Three officers felt light in the head after the butadiene was leaked. They control were transferred to the hospital. One of them was allowed to Friday at the beginning of the evening to go home. The two others were allowed to leave later in the evening, according to a police spokeswoman said.
Butadiene is a hydrocarbon compound similar to gasoline. Butadiene is combustible, but not dangerous to health. According to the safety region is the substance leaked short time and at low concentrations. After the temporary closing of the leak continued the Safety Friday night all the stops to close the hole final.
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