Watch: Scene of crash after train derails in the Netherlands

Footage shows the scene of a crash in the Netherlands where a passenger train carrying at least 50 people derailed.

At least one person has died and 30 are injured after the train partially derailed in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 April, Dutch officials have said.

Video showed carriages laid across the tracks in Voorschoten, near The Hague, as emergency services attended the scene.

At least 19 people have been taken to hospital.

The incident happened around 3:25am (1:25am GMT), emergency services said.

A freight train is also reported to have been damaged.

"This is an incredibly tragic accident," Voorschoten Mayor Nadine Stemerdink said.

"We regret there was also a fatality. My thoughts go out to all the family and friends of those involved."

Leiden Central Station, close to the scene of the crash, has been closed.

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