At 08:50 CET (07:50 UTC),[1] a passenger train collided with an elevated work platform at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

[2] The crane, from company Van den Brink in Barneveld, was being driven slowly across the line when it was hit by the train.

The operator waited until a train had passed before he started to cross, believing he had sufficient time to do so.

The driver activated the emergency brakes within a second of seeing the obstruction, slowing the train to 107 kilometres per hour (66 mph) at the point of impact.

The impact caused the platform to break into its three main parts and lifted the front of the train, which derailed, stopping a further 150 metres (160 yd) further along the line.

The platform operator jumped from the vehicle shortly before the collision, sustaining minor injuries.

Once the train has been removed,[12] repairs were made to the track and catenary, 180 metres (200 yd) of which were affected.

[10] The investigation found that the cause of the crash was that the elevated work platform obstructed the line, but that there was no mechanism in place to allow the operator of the vehicle to ascertain whether or not it was safe to cross.

The driver had insufficient time available to avoid the accident or retreat from the cab to a survival space within the train.

Following the accident, vehicles with steel caterpillar tracks were prohibited from using level crossings in the Netherlands.