[PHOTOS LINK BELOW] Two trains collided near the Netanya train station on Thursday after one of the engine drivers apparently did not stop at a red light. Magen David Adom emergency services declared a mass casualty event.

Rescue forces reported that 59 people were injured, including three in moderate condition. The rest sustained light wounds. Israel Railways said an inquiry commission has been established to investigate the incident.

An initial inquiry suggests that the engine driver of a train heading to Tel Aviv from Binyamina did not heed a red light and crashed into a train coming from the south. The engine driver sustained moderate wounds.

Some of the victims were treated at the scene and others were rushed to various hospitals in Netanya, Hadera, Kfar Saba and Tel Aviv. They suffer from lacerations, bruises and glass cuts.

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(Source: Ynet)