https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A train which crashed on the Great Belt Bridge on January 2nd this year is to be scrapped. Eight people lost their lives in the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190820/denmark-to-destroy-train-involved-in-fatal-great-belt-bridge-crash Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:55:43 +0200 denmark-to-destroy-train-involved-in-fatal-great-belt-bridge-crash A 25-year-old man faces criminal charges after a police officer was killed in a traffic accident on the Langebro bridge in Copenhagen earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190725/man-charged-over-copenhagen-police-officer-death-in-bridge-crash Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:32:05 +0200 man-charged-over-copenhagen-police-officer-death-in-bridge-crash A 35-year-old police officer lost his life in the early hours of Tuesday in a traffic accident on the Langebro bridge in central Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190723/one-killed-in-accident-on-famous-copenhagen-bridge Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:55:54 +0200 one-killed-in-accident-on-famous-copenhagen-bridge A trainee at Denmark’s Politiskolen academy for police recruits was injured during lessons at a shooting range. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180809/rookie-danish-policeman-shoots-self-in-leg-during-training Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:36:50 +0200 rookie-danish-policeman-shoots-self-in-leg-during-training A serious road traffic accident near Copenhagen on Tuesday afternoon required a substantial emergency services response. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180807/six-ambulances-respond-to-serious-motorway-accident Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:36:44 +0200 six-ambulances-respond-to-serious-motorway-accident Four people were injured on Sunday after a metal strip came loose from an escalator at Copenhagen Central Station. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180730/broken-escalator-injures-four-at-copenhagen-central-station Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:46:08 +0200 broken-escalator-injures-four-at-copenhagen-central-station Several drivers used the emergency lane on the M21 motorway near Roskilde to pass the scene of an accident. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180711/danish-police-criticise-unacceptable-behaviour-of-motorists-after-fatal-accident Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:34:47 +0200 danish-police-criticise-unacceptable-behaviour-of-motorists-after-fatal-accident A motorist who took photographs of a traffic accident he passed, and then published the images on social media, has been charged by police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180612/danish-police-charge-man-for-photographing-crash Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:04:35 +0200 danish-police-charge-man-for-photographing-crash A serious fire on board a container vessel belonging to Danish shipping giant Maersk has left several crew members unaccounted for, the company confirmed in a press statement. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180307/crew-members-missing-after-maersk-ship-catches-fire-in-arabian-sea Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:58:16 +0100 crew-members-missing-after-maersk-ship-catches-fire-in-arabian-sea The South Jutland section of the E45 motorway has reopened after a major accident on the north-bound carriageway on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180227/poor-conditions-connected-to-23-vehicle-accident-on-danish-motorway Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:41:58 +0100 poor-conditions-connected-to-23-vehicle-accident-on-danish-motorway A man has been put into an induced coma after a champagne bottle exploded between his legs on New Year’s Eve. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180102/danish-man-in-critical-condition-after-new-year-champagne-bottle-injury Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:02:58 +0100 danish-man-in-critical-condition-after-new-year-champagne-bottle-injury A 25-year-old man has admitted to causing the death of two American students in a high-speed jetski accident in Copenhagen Harbour in May this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171218/man-admits-manslaughter-charge-in-trial-over-danish-jetski-tragedy Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:34:51 +0100 man-admits-manslaughter-charge-in-trial-over-danish-jetski-tragedy Several passengers have received medical attention after a local train in northern Zealand crashed with a digger on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171114/several-taken-to-hospital-after-danish-train-collides-with-digger Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:05:54 +0100 several-taken-to-hospital-after-danish-train-collides-with-digger Minister of Justice Søren Pape Poulsen’s car was hit from behind in a multiple-car collision on the E20 motorway on Friday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170915/danish-justice-minister-involved-in-multiple-vehicle-motorway-accident Fri, 15 Sep 2017 20:26:59 +0200 danish-justice-minister-involved-in-multiple-vehicle-motorway-accident A 17-year-old Danish boy was killed in the early hours of Friday when he was struck by a train on the island of Funen, police said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170728/danish-teen-struck-and-killed-by-train-in-front-of-his-friends Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:09:00 +0200 danish-teen-struck-and-killed-by-train-in-front-of-his-friends A Copenhagen judge has extended the custody period of the driver of a jetski which collided with a boat in the city’s harbour last month, costing two people their lives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170606/copenhagen-jetski-accident-drivers-custody-extended Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:24:38 +0200 copenhagen-jetski-accident-drivers-custody-extended Denmark’s justice minister Søren Pape Poulsen wants to bring in number plates, higher fines and confiscation as a bulwark against dangerous jetski driving. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170524/denmark-to-introduce-tougher-jetski-rules-after-tragedy Wed, 24 May 2017 12:41:35 +0200 denmark-to-introduce-tougher-jetski-rules-after-tragedy A spokesperson for Denmark’s governing Venstre (Liberal) party says that police can enforce a law against the use of jetskis in harbours, after an accident involving the high-speed water bikes claimed two lives Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170510/denmark-can-enforce-jetski-ban-after-fatal-accident-mp Wed, 10 May 2017 12:58:19 +0200 denmark-can-enforce-jetski-ban-after-fatal-accident-mp A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody until June 1st after a jetski accident Saturday in Copenhagen that left two American exchange students dead. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170508/man-remanded-after-two-killed-in-copenhagen-jetski-tragedy Mon, 08 May 2017 11:56:26 +0200 man-remanded-after-two-killed-in-copenhagen-jetski-tragedy The driver of a busload of 38 teen asylum seekers was trying to discipline his passengers when the vehicle was struck by a lorry on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161007/bus-driver-was-trying-to-discipline-passengers-when-it-was-truck-by-lorry Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:58:54 +0200 bus-driver-was-trying-to-discipline-passengers-when-it-was-truck-by-lorry