Two local trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people, four of whom were in a critical condition.

Axar.az informs, citing Reuters, the incident happened north of Copenhagen, on a train line linking the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup, police said in a statement.

“It is two local trains that have collided head-on,” a spokesperson for the Greater Copenhagen fire department told Reuters.

“There are injuries among the passengers. Everyone is out of the trains, so no one is trapped... Large resources have been dispatched to the scene,” the spokesperson added.

The injured have since been transported away from the scene of the accident in ambulances and helicopters, the fire department said on X.