Police are searching for clues in the case of logs placed on train tracks: 'It can be really, really dangerous'
Crime scene technicians, dog handlers, and drones have been working near Ølgod following the collision.
Police have been at the scene throughout the afternoon but have now finished collecting evidence. (Photo: © Hanne Høier, DR) 42 minutes ago
Police are still fully engaged in getting to the bottom of the case involving several logs that were placed on the train tracks near Ølgod in southern Jutland.
Crime scene technicians have been at work to secure any potential clues such as fingerprints or DNA that could help them identify the perpetrators.
That is according to Søren Theilgaard Rønnov, deputy police inspector at South and Southern Jutland Police.
"We have had dog handlers out there and drones up filming," he says.
Train services in the area were suspended after a train hit the logs this morning. No one was injured in the collision.
The track was reopened at 4 p.m. and services are running again ( https://gocollective.dk/trafikinformationer/akutte-trafikaendringer/ ) according to normal schedules.
Police have found several logs along a longer stretch of the railway, and as the deputy police inspector notes, the weather conditions hardly suggest they ended up there by chance. Therefore, it is believed to have been done deliberately.
"We take this very seriously. There is a risk every time someone throws something near or onto the track structure that the train could derail, and it can be really, really dangerous," he says.
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Suspicious firecrackers
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Police have finished collecting evidence from the area for today and have also questioned residents in the area during Sunday.
Several people have reported that firecrackers, which are illegal in Denmark, have been set off.
"We cannot say whether it is connected, but it is possible that some of the same people have been involved," says Søren Theilgaard Rønnov.
He emphasizes that South and Southern Jutland Police would like to hear from witnesses who may have seen something suspicious, perhaps seen someone dragging something. At the same time, police are happy to receive video material, he says.
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