At least one person has been killed and about 30 injured - some seriously - after a passenger train derailed in the western Netherlands.

Emergency services say the overnight crash happened after the train transporting about 50 people hit a construction crane near the village of Voorschoten.

A freight train is also reported to have been damaged in the collision.

Some people were treated at the scene but 19 have been taken to hospital.

The crash happened at about 03:25 local time (01:25 GMT) on Tuesday.

Pictures from the site showed overturned carriages and a plume of smoke rising into the sky.

Officials from the Dutch Safety Board, a body that conducts independent investigations into accidents, have been dispatched to the crash scene.

The nearby Leiden Central Station, which lies between The Hague and Amsterdam, has been closed due to the incident.

No trains to and from the city are expected to run until at least 1600 local time (1400 GMT).

“This is an incredibly tragic accident," Voorschoten Mayor Nadine Stemerdink said.

“We regret there was also a fatality. My thoughts go out to all the family and friends of those involved.” (BBC)