Trains Tilburg probably resume tonight – Parool.nl

07-03-15 11:27 pm – Source: Reuters

The two trains crashed in Tilburg © epa

Update

The service around Tilburg is probably only in today’s night resumes tomorrow. Since yesterday afternoon, no trains more to and from the city by a train collision. Travelers are advised to check the latest departure traffic.

From a damaged tank wagon is the combustible material butadiene pumped into another wagon. That will last until the end of the afternoon, a spokesperson of the police know. A police helicopter this morning has made overview from the air for the investigation into the circumstances of the accident.

Combustible dust
A passenger train was yesterday on 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 collision occurred near the Reitseplein. Which lies between the stations of Tilburg University and the Central Station. In the train were about forty people. Most of the passengers were thrown through 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 buses arrive to the scene of the accident, but all passengers had been removed from 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 final hole

(Produced by the editors).