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VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands (AP) — A passenger train slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks. One person died and 19 were hospitalized, Dutch emergency services said. Police opened an investigation to establish if any crime was committed. […]

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Officials said they were "full of questions" as the maintenance crane was on a track not meant to be in use.

According to rail network company Pro Rail, the passenger train struck a small crane on the track, causing three carriages to derail.

One person was killed and 30 were injured Tuesday when a train derailed after a collision with some construction equipment in the Netherlands.

The four-carriage passenger train was carrying about 50 passengers at the time of the crash.

A passenger train slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks. One person died and 19 were hospitalized, Dutch emergency services said.

Brazil's new government has not included any new rail projects in an investment package for its first 100 days in power.

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The Brazilian government has signed 27 contracts with the private sector to implement new freight railways under the new Pro Rail authorisation programme.