A freight train collided with a passenger train in Hungary, driver in life-threatening condition

In Hungary, a freight train has hit a stationary passenger train. Several people were injured, including the driver of one of the trains, who is in a life-threatening condition. 

In Hungary, a freight train collided with a passenger train near the village of Sáp. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at half-past ten when, for reasons as yet unclear, the freight train disregarded a sign forbidding entry and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting there, which was en route from Biharkeresztes to Püspökladány.

Both train drivers, a conductor and several passengers were injured in the accident. Pál Győrfi, head of communications and public relations at the National Ambulance Service (OMSZ), informed MTI that eight ambulance units promptly arrived at the scene of the accident. Four people were taken to the Berettyóújfalu hospital. Firefighters used a crowbar to lift one man out of the passenger train.

The freight train collided with the passenger train at 60 km/h. MÁV is providing emergency assistance to injured passengers and workers while the investigation continues. Around 30 people are working on the recovery, first to free the damaged passenger train and then to pull the freight train wagon aside. The railway track was damaged to the tune of 10 million forints, hvg.hu reports.

The collision occurred at a speed of 60 km/h, and MÁV is providing emergency assistance to injured passengers and workers while investigations are ongoing. Around 30 people are working on the recovery, first to free the damaged passenger train and then to pull the freight train wagon aside. The railway track suffered damages amounting to  HUF 10 million (EUR 26,568.58), as reported by hvg.hu.

Due to the accident, traffic is currently suspended on the Püspökladány-Biharkeresztes line.