COPENHAGEN – At least six people were killed and 16 were injured in a train accident on a bridge connecting two islands in Denmark, rail operator DSB said on Wednesday.
The roof of a cargo train blew off in heavy winds and hit a passenger train that was travelling in the opposite direction.
The accident occurred on the Great Belt Bridge connecting the islands of Zealand, where Copenhagen is located, and Funen.
A Funen police spokesman told local media that he could not provide details of the accident, but added: “We know that an object hit the train.”
The Copenhagen-bound train had 131 passengers and three members of staff on board, according to DR, a local broadcaster.
Passenger Heidi Langberg Zumbusch had just boarded the train and taken her seat when the accident happened.
“There was a loud crash and the windows started smashing onto our heads. We flew down onto the floor, and then the train stopped,” Zumbusch told Danish public broadcaster DR.
Car and rail traffic on the bridge were closed for several hours due to the accident, but car traffic towards Zealand later resumed while rail traffic remained shut in both directions.
