Six people were injured when a train derailed in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Saturday, police said.

Emergency services were called to Khandallah Station in Wellington’s suburbs around 7:20 pm (0720 GMT) after the train came off the tracks.

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All the passengers have disembarked the train, and injuries range from light to serious, Wellington Free Ambulance said.

Wellington City councilor Diane Calvert said she “heard a huge, short boom.”