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A MAN AND his three-year-old son were killed yesterday when their car collided with a train at an unmanned crossing in the northern Netherlands, Dutch police said.
They had been taking part in a school outing to see baby lambs when the accident happened, the public broadcaster NOS said.
Their car was dragged for some 250 metres by the train after the collision, it added.
“Two fatally wounded in rail accident at #Harlingen,” police said on Twitter.
They later identified them as “a 31-year-old man from Harlingen and his three-year-old son.”
The exact circumstances remained unclear, with the police saying “an inquiry is ongoing.”
NOS reported the car was the first to leave the farm after a visit by 23 primary school children.
A similar accident, which caused no injuries, occurred at the same crossing on February 8, said ProRail, which maintains the Dutch rail network, adding it was already in discussions with the owner of the land to close the crossing.
The crossing is marked by a barrier to the side, a crossing-sign as well as signals, but is not alarmed, ProRail added.
ProRail chief executive Pier Eringa told reporters the blinking red lights appeared to have been working properly when the accident occurred.
In November, 18 people were injured in the rural area of Winsum, about 100 kilometres east of Harlingen, when a tanker transporting milk collided with a train, causing the carriages to derail.
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Bring back the red thumbs!!! You have ruined the comments section be removing this!
@Dylan McDonald: YES BRING BACK RED THUMBS!!
@Dylan McDonald: how many reds do ya think you’d have by now? I pressed green
@Dylan McDonald: how many reds do ya think you’d have by now? I pressed green
the new journal.ie is Shiiiittte
Nobody likes a change .. everyone will get used to except for the red thumps .. they so need to be brought back !!
@Suzie Sunshine: thumbs *
Yeah I’m honestly thinking of quitting. Anywhere else worth getting my news from? Maybe you can’t tell me though because that would be promoting a commercial enterprise
@Dylan McDonald: Get over it!
@dilon, you currently have 8 red thumbs
#dylan , but who gives a toss about spellings and grammar now that people cant red thumb?
@Dylan McDonald: fcuk the red thumb brigade. Senseless morons with nothing else to do. Red thumbs being hit on people expressing sympathy with the fallen heroes of 116. Fcuk them and you for wanting it back.
@Suzie Sunshine: The whole format is bad, never mind the red thumbs, which need to be brought back. It looks like they overused the bleach in an attempt to sanatise comments and commenters.
@Dave Doyle: I think it was the only way to deal with the hate-mongering bigots and morons. Hopefully it will lead to proper debate and discussion.
@Dylan McDonald: Yeah its a bit shite without the red thumbs.
@Aaron Van ZANT. I have been reading the journal for about 4 years now, I was never a member, but really enjoyed the banter with the red and green thumbs. I only registered yesterday and I have to say am disappointed, it’s not the same, too tame, too sterile, too PC.
Awkward Seal, news? On here? I thought this was just entertainment, with some political bias thrown in to try, and fail, to give it gravitas.
I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell ya.
Coles, presumably, ‘hate-mongering bigots and morons’ are those who disagree with your view of the world?
Enda you haven’t a clue Boss
@Dan Henry’s: don’t be calling him boss he might start believing it!
@eileen boles: why is Nigel Farage on our airways? He is no person of authority on anything. I’m sick of anyone with extreme views constantly brought on for “balance”.
@Deborah Behan agree, can’t stand him.
What an embarrassment to the country both nationally and internationally from this man.The longer his taoiseach the more weak Leo or Simon is going to look for not challenging him.not that they will be probably any different.fine Gael are hopefully certain to get destroyed at the next elections
@dick dastardly: I cant even bring myself to read his words. Hate the man, someone should give farage a link to his really really funny joke he made a few years back.
Anyhows I cringe at the thought of him representing us as our leader. like ff fg why oh why do you let this buffoon carry on as the leader of the state. Makes me sad inside to think we have some really spinless people in the dail and the spineless chicken heads who vote for them.
Help ne Jesus help me.
Oh yeah need red thumbs back please not the same without!
What a bufoon
He’ll be wearing that bowl tomorrow,Trump won’t let the little chieftain talk down to him.
@Dave cullen: looking forward to that!
@Dave cullen: Have you forgotten how “tough” Trump looked at the press conference in Mexico last August…”We didn’t discuss it (wall)”…Poor little snowflake.
@Dave cullen: little chieftain? More like Enda Hitler, or Napoleon, little dictator
Pure Fine Gael speak.
Enda’s referring to the disconnect between what a man says and what he means.
The space Fine Gael occupy in public discourse.
What a load of gibberish from our Taoiseach ..Is it any wonder our country is frucked?
Clearly enda must’ve slept through English class back in the day. Hypocrisy of the man knows no bounds!
Farage’s request seems reasonable since ek did actually say that Trump is a rascist. And i do no agree with ek in this regard.
Nice to see Enda having to answer questions without the aid of the usual sycophantic Irish media on hand to tee up handy questions. Obviously he’s incapable of really responding clearly in an open & honest way but that’s been his M O since becoming the Clown King! I hope the blonde wigged bigot gives him a roasting.
how he lasted 40 yrs in Irish Parliament?
Enda the flip flopper
They used to call Bertie the Teflon taoiseach he’s not a patch on Inda tho. How he’s still in office after the most recent lie re: meeting with k zappone I don’t know.
Enda is going to upset an awful lot of Trumpflakes it would seem!
Trump speaks for U.S.A. ie the American people so respect them ie. their President. This, is Democracy.
@gregory: The majority of the American people voted for Hilary Clinton, by over 3 million votes, so no, Trump does not speak for the American people, you fail bigly.
@OpenBorders: Kenny is in a country with a real border already found to be a racist.OpenBorders you don’t even have a real name and a real picture which suits a supporter of the Hilda beast! Just emigrate to some country with OpenBorders er where????
not true geofneette grenzen and u know it. DONALD Trump won the U.S. election according to their system, even u not like fly-over States hence their representation via electoral college system even if low population or otherwise only ny, cal and Fla can decide right _ population centres. Da.
@gregory: He said that more Americans voted for HC than Trump, which is true
Maybe true but completely irrelevant. Your heroine Clinton lost, to arguably the worst opposing candidate in the history of US presidential elections; build a fukkin bridge now and get over it..
So embarrassed for him. It seriously is like sending Father Ted to represent the country.
Enda Kenny is a national embarrassment.
Of course trump is not racist. Enda was just trying to gain some political brownie points never expecting that trump would win.
Let’s not forget he is over there trying to get legal residency for Irish illegal immigrants. Let’s hope the bowl of weeds brings him good luck. Looking forwards to Trump’s Tweets.
What is yar wan’s problem, closest to Enda in pic. Perpetual chip on shoulder syndrome.
Ahh, tis yourself Christina, 4th in from the left.
@Watchful Axe: is that Matt LeBlanc in the first photo… Maybe taking enda for a test drive, see what kinda emissions he comes out with, the hybrid… Insert comment here!
Planet enda is different to Planet earth.
He is a clown.the great EU negotiator,will his supporters please stop fooling themselves.
Leave him alone. They are good men standing up for what they believe in.
Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of our country. A walking talking disaster, and showcasing his “talents” for all the world. To be fair he can’t back up what he said this morning not a mind a few months back. A holy show!
Your talking about Trump right ?
I couldn’t care less about Trump, he’s the president of another country. I’m talking about the leader of this country, Ireland. People blowing their holes about a president of a different country is ridiculous when we have the numptys in charge here voted in by the bigger numptys in the electorate. Worry about the state or your own country ffs!
@Emer Cullen: remind me again?
@Emer Cullen: Good men? Donald Trump and his new friend? Beliefs? Are you joking?
‘When is racist language racist?’
Judge for yourselves….
Google ‘enda kenny Lumumba’
This is censorship, where are the red thumbs
Comment for the sake of it.
Great example to set as a “leader” you can use racist language kids, doesn’t make you a racist..
Jesus wept, get off the stage and hand over the shovel ffs.
Fine Gael ministers have their hands full trying to defend Noonan. Can’t wait to hear them try defend this cluster****
It’s hard to believe people adore Trump. Suddenly the incredible ability to brainwash people into baseless ideologies becomes real.
trade deficitx china/asia and unemployment
@gregory: Trump will only increase the deficit. Competition is not about resorting to 1950′s economics and attitudes, or whenever America ‘was Great’.
Trump is totally unproven as an economist, despite his erratic real estate speculative bully credentials.
Yeah, maybe Kenny could give him a few pointers when he’s there; he knows shitloads sbout the economy..
Red thumb red thumb red thumb
Bring back the RED THUMBS ! R E D T H U M B S now please.
It’s not racist when enda is spakin
“Pinocchio Kenny” is a fitting handle for him…
@thejournal, your new comments section sucks!
just f**kin leave already, Christ!
Does he not realise how ridiculous he sounds ? ” if someone makes a racist comment, it doesn’t follow that they are racist”. He’s an embarrassment.
Paddy doesn’t like to know if someone is racist or not
you see even NL went green :( http://www.nu.nl/verkiezingen-2017/4467147/liveblog-groenlinks-kijkt-prognose-historisch-resultaat.html?redirect=1
In the mayo idiots alternative universe,populated by men with two pints..the candidate ceases being a candidate upon election.. ..
I don’t know. He could be right , you know. I have to admit to laughing at and even telling what some would call racist jokes from time to time. I love the Paddy the Irishman etc., jokes. As for Kerry jokes, sure, they are the best. Did you hear the one about the Kerry woman who fell out the window while ironing her curtains ? That’s probably sexist as well. But here’s the real funny thing. I’m not racist. Or a mysogynist. Or anti-religion ( well, in the sense that people should be free to believe in anything they wish so long as it doesn’t impact adversely in anyway on others ). I’m more of a live and let live person so long as you behave in a reasonable manner. But I don’t think I should have to watch every second of everyday in case in case I offend one of perpetually offended cohort. Now, did you hear the one about the lesbian, the gay guy and the gender fluid person ?
@Ig Clarke: self awareness classes maybe?
Fair play to Chris Donohoe on Newstalk he gave Kenny a bit of a grilling. Kenny ended up sounding like an idiot, not for the first time.
the comments section was the best part of thejournal.ie . the new comment system is a serious step back for interaction with the red thumb and readability
The red thumbs are still here? Or am I missing something?
Just because someone says idiotic things doesn’t make them an idiot! But if the shoe fits.
@Jamie Mul: but if theyre saying idiotic things all the time?
I remember him calling Donald Trump a racist among other insults or did I just imagine it all?
This bumbling fool is making a show of us all. What an idiot.
Clown when you say something back it up stupid statement when he thought Trump was never going to be president now he tries to snipe away from it .DONKEY
Do you notice the way Enda keeps his hands together with his fingers entwined when he speaks?
He can mask his facial expressions, with that unvaryingly earnest expression.
However he is concerned that unconscious hand movements will reveal his lies.
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