Woman dies of rail crash injuries

A WOMAN died yesterday of injuries a day after two trains collided head-on in Amsterdam – a crash that a top rail official described as one of the worst train disasters in the Netherlands’ recent history.

Scores of people were injured when the two trains slammed into one another. Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan yesterday said 16 people who were seriously injured in the crash remained in hospital. The crash, on Saturday evening, involved a double-decker intercity train and a commuter train.

“Two trains colliding on the same track is a nightmare,” said Bert Meerstadt, director of national railroad operator NS.

Mr Meerstadt declined to speculate on what caused the collision. He said crash investigators would study black box recorders on both trains.