Two trains have collided head-on in Denmark, injuring at least 17 people, five of whom are in a critical condition.
The crash happened on Thursday morning at a level crossing at Isterødvejen, north of Hillerød, a town about 19 miles (30km) north-west of Copenhagen. Emergency services received a report of the incident just before 6.30am.
Photographs from the scene showed the two trains standing head-to-head, one of them substantially crushed at the front.
North Zealand police said technical investigations were under way, but would not immediately comment on the nature of the collision. The trains had been travelling fast but exact speeds were not yet known, they said.
All of the 38 passengers were removed from the two trains and a military helicopter helped to fly patients to hospital. The capital emergency services chief physician, Anders Heimdal, said there were “a lot of different injuries”, adding: “It’s people being thrown around.”
A fire and rescue service leader, Christoffer Buhl Martekilde, told reporters: “The two trains collided head-on, causing large damage to them and sending broken glass flying everywhere.”
Asked at a press conference whether signal errors could have caused the collision, Insp Morten Pedersen said it was “far too early” to say.
He added: “It is certain that information about, among other things, signal errors will be included in the overall picture.”
A crisis centre has been set up for passengers and relatives in Hillerød.