Several killed in a train accident on a bridge in Denmark

At least six people were killed in the incident

epa07257994 A damaged freight train stands at the Great Belt Bridge in Nyborg, Denmark, 02 January 2019, after a train accident. Trail transport operator DSB announced that six people have died in the accident.  EPA/TIM K. JENSEN  DENMARK OUT
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At least six people have been killed in a train incident on a bridge in Denmark, police say.

The accident shut The Great Belt Bridge linking the islands of Zealand and Fyn to the east of the Scandinavian country.

Photographs show broken shipping containers, with part of the canvas torn, exposing their contents.

The train route for the bridge runs for nearly eight kilometres from Halsskov to Sprogo.

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