Four people fighting for life and more than a dozen more injured after two trains collide in head-on crash in Denmark

Alice Tomlinson
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:53:26 +0000

Four people are critically injured and a over a dozen more hurt after two trains have collided in a head-on crash in Denmark.

The incident occurred north of Copenhagen, on a train line linking the towns of Hillerød and Kagerup, roughly 25 miles away from the capital.

A video of the incident shows emergency services tending to the scene, with a helicopter landing near the site.

The Greater Copenhagen Fire Department said: "It is two local trains that have collided head-on.

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"There are injuries among the passengers. Everyone is out of the trains, so no one is trapped... Large resources have been dispatched to the scene."

Four people are considered to be critically injured and a further 17 have been taken hurt, according to Danish news agency Ritzau.

The police have described it as a "major incident" prompting an significant response from the emergency services.

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