On 9 September 1926, a passenger train was derailed near Voorschoten, Netherlands due to defective track.

On the afternoon of 9 September 1926, a passenger train from Rotterdam Delftsche Poort to Amsterdam Centraal was derailed near Voorschoten, Netherlands.

The driver of the train survived the wreck; he used an axe to break into one of the carriages to assist those inside to escape.

[1] An international passenger train from Amsterdam to Paris, France, was held at Leiden Centraal, as the track was obstructed by debris.

[1] An investigation by the Dutch government revealed that a defective track was the cause of the derailment.