One dead and several hurt as passenger train collides with a freight train in Luxembourg
- The trains crashed close to the French border on Tuesday morning
- 'One person was recovered dead from the train,' Luxembourg police said
A passenger train and a freight train collided in Luxembourg on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring several more, police said.
The passenger service from Thionville in northeast France hit the goods train near Bettembourg close to the French border around 0800 GMT, they said.
'One person was recovered dead from the train,' Luxembourg police said in a statement. 'Two injured persons were admitted to the hospital.'
A further six people suffered minor injuries, police added.
Aerial view of the wreckage of a passenger and freight train after a crash near Bettembourg, Luxembourg
Police said the morning crash in southern Bettembourg left several people stuck in the badly mangled passenger car
A freight train from France collided with a passenger train from Luxembourg on Tuesday morning
Around 100 rescue workers are at the scene along with psychological support workers, they said.
The causes of the accident 'are yet to be determined', said the Luxembourg train company CFL, which operated the passenger train.
Passenger services between Luxembourg and Thionville have been suspended with bus services replacing them for now, it said.
In 2006 six people were killed and 23 injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train at Zoufftgen, in northeastern France, near the site of Tuesday's accident.
A man walks next the wreckage of a passenger and freight train after they collided
View of the wreckage of a passenger and freight train after a crash near Bettembourg
Rescue workers attempt to free people from the passenger train at the scene of the collission in Dudelange, Luxembourg
Rescue workers remove passengers crushed when the two trains collided
Rescuers stand next the wreckage of a passenger and freight train in Luxembourg
The passenger service from Thionville in northeast France hit the goods train at Bettembourg near the French border
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