A train crash on a major bridge in Denmark was worse than previously thought, a police spokesman says, after two more bodies were found in the wreckage overnight, bringing the death toll to eight.
Five women and three men were killed in the accident, which occurred on the Great Belt Bridge, connecting the islands of Funen and Zealand, spokesman Arne Gram added.
Authorities are still working on determining the cause of the accident. It appears the passenger train was struck by objects from a passing freight train during stormy weather.
Severe winds have hampered investigations and the extensive damage caused by the crash has made it difficult to access all parts of the train, Gram said.
Funen Chief of Police Lars Braemhoj explained that any fatally injured passengers would have been located in the front carriage, and said that police are now confident that no one is left in the train.
Police had previously reported six dead and 16 injured, in what is the worst railway accident in Denmark since 1988.
Among those who survived the crash, none is critically injured. The university hospital in the city of Odense on Funen said 14 of the 16 injured have since left the facility, according to the Ritzau news agency.
