Dalfsen train crash

Dalfsen train crash

A Spurt train was involved in the accident.
Location within Netherlands
Date 23 February 2016
Time 08:50 CET
Location Dalfsen, Overijssel
Coordinates 52°30′07″N 6°19′28″E / 52.50194°N 6.32444°E / 52.50194; 6.32444
Country Netherlands
Rail line Zwolle - Emmen railway
Operator Arriva
Type of incident Obstruction on line
Cause Under investigation
Statistics
Trains 1
Passengers 15
Deaths 1[1]
Injuries 6

The Dalfsen train crash occurred on 23 February 2016 when a passenger train collided with a tracked elevated work platform on a level crossing at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands. One person was killed and six were injured, one seriously.

Accident

At 08:50 CET (07:50 UTC),[2] a passenger train collided with an elevated work platform at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.[3] It is reported that the crane from company Van den Brink in Barneveld, was slowly crossing the line when it was hit by the train.[4] It had waited at the crossing while one train passed, but then started to cross and was hit by a second train.[5] The train involved was a Spurt GTW 2/8 train,[6] travelling from Zwolle to Coevorden.[7] All four vehicles were derailed.[3] One person was killed; the driver of the train.[2] There were fifteen passengers on board the train.[5] Six of the survivors were injured,[2] one person sustaining serious injuries.[4]

Two of the injured were taken to hospital in Zwolle.<ref name=Telegraaf25252268/. They were the train's conductor and a female passenger.[8] The other four were treated at the scene.[9] Twelve ambulances were sent to the scene.[3] An air ambulance from the University Medical Center Groningen attended.[2] It was initially expected that the line between Zwolle and Ommen would be closed for at least three days.[3][10] Arriva instigated a bus replacement service between those stations.[5]

Work to remove the train took place over the night of 23–24 February, with the first carriage being removed during the night. Once the train has been removed,[11] repairs were made to the track and catenary, 180 metres (200 yd) of which were affected.[12] The damaged carriages were taken to a depot in Meppel.[11][13] Following repairs, the line was reopened in the evening of 27 February.[14]

Investigations

The Dutch Safety Board (Dutch: Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid, OVV) are responsible for investigating railway accidents in the Netherlands. An investigation has been opened into the accident.[5][15]

The Dutch police opened a separate investigation into the accident. The elevated work platform driver was detained for questioning.[16] He could face charges of causing death by negligence, causing a fatal traffic collision and causing danger on the railway.[17]

Trivia

A few months later a crane from the same Van den Brink company felt over from a road into the meadow in Harskamp on 5 July 2016, due to driving through the soft shoulder.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Deadly train crash in Netherlands". Euronews. 23 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Peters, Janene. "At least one killed after passenger train smashes crane; Train overturned". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Doden en gewonden bij treinramp Dalfsen" [Dead and wounded in train crash at Dalfsen] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Dutch train derails at Dalfsen after hitting crane". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "One killed, several injured as train ploughs into crane at railway crossing". Dutch News. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "(aerial photo of derailed train)". De Telegraaf via Instagram. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kraanmachinist verdacht van dood door schuld" [Crane operator suspected of manslaughter] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Machinist trein 49-jarige man uit Kampen" [Train driver a 49-year old from Kampen] (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "'Treinongeluk door inschattingsfout'" [Train accident due to miscalculation] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nog minstens drie dagen geen treinen rond Dalfsen" [Now at least three days without trains through Dalfsen] (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 Pieters, Janene. "Train engineer killed in derailment was new to the job; well-regarded at home". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "'Zondag weer treinen bij Dalfsen'" [Trains through Dalfsen again on Sunday] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ontspoorde trein bij Dalfsen geborgen" [Derailed train at Dalfsen salvaged] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Trein Ommen-Zwolle rijdt weer" [Trains running again between Ommen and Zwolle] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Treinontsporing Dalfsen" [Derailment at Dalfsen] (in Dutch). Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  16. ↑ Pieters, Janene. "Police question crane operator in fatal train derailment; 7 hurt". NL Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Pieters, Janene. "Crane driver suspected of causing fatal train crash". NL Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  18. ↑ Programmamaker. "Kraan uit Barneveld valt om in Harskamp - Omroep Nijkerk".

Coordinates: 52°30′07″N 6°19′28″E / 52.50194°N 6.32444°E / 52.50194; 6.32444

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