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DutchAmsterdam.nl — A collision between two metro trains in an Amsterdam station has left 31 people lightly injured.
The low speed collision occurred at Wibautstraat station, when a train full of passengers ran into a stopped, empty metro train.
Firefighters had to cut the driver of one of the trains from the vehicle.
The accident happened Saturday at 4:25 pm. Fifteen minutes earlier the subway station at Central Station had been evacuated due to some smoke, the sources of which has not yet been determined.
View Larger Map / Metro station Wibautstraat
According to Amsterdam public transport firm GVB the two incidents are not related. However, the De Telegraaf writes GVB also said the emtpy metro train was parked at Wibautstraat station because it could not continue its journey to Central Station as a result of the evacuation.
The driver of the second train was unaware the empty train was parked at the station.
The incident is under investigation by Amsterdam police and the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.
It is as yet unclear whether the crash has caused damage to the tracks.
As the station is expected to remain closed throughout at least Sunday, GVB is employing shuttle buses.
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