Train derails in New Zealand's capital, eight injured

Wellington locals report hearing 'huge boom' as train comes off the tracks

Eight people were injured when a train derailed in New Zealand's capital Wellington on Saturday, police said.

Emergency services were called to Khandallah Station in Wellington's suburbs around 7:20 pm (0720 GMT) after the train came off the tracks.

All the passengers have disembarked the train, and injuries range from light to serious, Wellington Free Ambulance said.

Wellington City councillor Diane Calvert said she "heard a huge short boom".

An AFP journalist at the scene saw the mangled train buckled over as workers surveyed the extent of the damage.

Several ambulances and police cars were at the scene, which had been cordoned off.

 

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