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Train crash on Danish bridge kills six Train accident on Danish bridge kills six
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Six people have been killed in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, police said. Six people have been killed and 16 injured in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, police said.
The bridge linking the islands of Zealand and Funen has been shut after the incident, and people are reportedly being evacuated. Local media reports suggest a tarpaulin from a freight train hit a commuter train during a heavy storm, forcing it to brake suddenly.
No cause is yet known for the crash, but early reports suggest objects from a cargo train hit a passenger train en route to Copenhagen in a heavy storm. The commuter train, running from Odense to the capital Copenhagen, was struck at about 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
Emergency services are reportedly struggling to reach the train. Police could not provide details but confirmed an object had hit the train.
Tens of thousands of vehicles cross the bridge every day. Images from the scene show containers on the freight train with their sides torn off.
Emergency services reportedly struggled to reach the passenger train in the bad weather, which came to a stop on the bridge.
It had 131 passengers and three crew on board.
An emergency centre has been set up at the western end of the bridge in the town of Nyborg.
The bridge is closed to both cars and trains towards the island of Funen, but car traffic toward Zealand has now reopened.
Tens of thousands of vehicles cross the bridge every day, and the storm had already caused several accidents on the road bridge earlier on Tuesday.
Denmark's capital city Copenhagen is on the island of Zealand, while the city of Odense lies on Funen to the west.Denmark's capital city Copenhagen is on the island of Zealand, while the city of Odense lies on Funen to the west.