A passenger train has crashed into a maintenance crane and derailed at a crossing in the Netherlands this morning, killing the vehicle's driver.

Photographs of the accident show the train sprawled out on its side across farmland near the town of Dalfsen, 75 miles east of Amsterdam.

Rene Vegter, a spokesman for Prorail, the company that manages Dutch railways, says the crash occurred around 9am local time.

Emergency services work at the scene of the crash this morning near the small town of Dalfsen

The passenger train was travelling through farmland this morning when it crashed into a crane at a rail crossing and derailed (pictured)

The driver of the train is reported to have died in the crash, while an unknown number of passengers were injured

The accident occurred near the small town of Dalfsen, which is located in central Holland (illustrated)

The local security services said one person was confirmed dead and a number of passengers were injured.

However, local mayor Han Noten told Dutch broadcaster NOS that there were not many passengers on the train.