Fatal accident on rail track in the Netherlands

Borne - Tonight a freight train collided with a delivery van in Borne. The collision took place on an unguarded railway crossing near Het Vlier in Borne. The fire brigade has screened the site of the accident. The driver of the van died of his injuries on the spot. The police are investigating the cause of the accident. It is expected that at least until 22:00 tonight there will be no train traffic to and from Hengelo.

In the Netherlands a freight train collided with a van on Sunday evening, resulting in the death of the van driver. The driver was a 21-year-old man from Hengelo, in the province of Overijssel. The accident happened on Sunday at 5.40 pm at an unguarded level crossing at Zenderen, in the same province.

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Author: Marieke van Gompel

Marieke van Gompel is editor of RailFreight.com and chief editor of the ProMedia Group online magazines.

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Fatal accident on rail track in the Netherlands

Borne - Tonight a freight train collided with a delivery van in Borne. The collision took place on an unguarded railway crossing near Het Vlier in Borne. The fire brigade has screened the site of the accident. The driver of the van died of his injuries on the spot. The police are investigating the cause of the accident. It is expected that at least until 22:00 tonight there will be no train traffic to and from Hengelo.

In the Netherlands a freight train collided with a van on Sunday evening, resulting in the death of the van driver. The driver was a 21-year-old man from Hengelo, in the province of Overijssel. The accident happened on Sunday at 5.40 pm at an unguarded level crossing at Zenderen, in the same province.

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Author: Marieke van Gompel

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