Train hits 'cargo' bicycle in Netherlands, kills four children


FE Team | Published: September 20, 2018 14:06:12 | Updated: September 23, 2018 12:00:23


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Four children were killed and at least one woman was wounded when a train struck a ‘cargo’ bicycle, popularly used by Dutch parents to transport their children, the newspaper De Telegraaf reported.

De Telegraaf said the accident took place in the eastern city of Oss, near the German border, reports Reuters.

A police statement confirmed a ‘very serious accident’ had taken place with ‘gravely wounded and possibly multiple fatalities.’

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