Several killed in a train accident on a bridge in Denmark

At least six people were killed in the incident

At least six people have been killed in a train incident on a bridge in Denmark, police say.

The accident shut The Great Belt Bridge linking the islands of Zealand and Fyn to the east of the Scandinavian country.

Photographs show broken shipping containers, with part of the canvas torn, exposing their contents.

The train route for the bridge runs for nearly eight kilometres from Halsskov to Sprogo.

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Updated: January 02, 2019, 10:23 AM