Train derailment in Britain leaves four slightly injured
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Vehicles belonging to Network Rail engineers are pictured close to where a train derailed in Britain's Cumbria region on Nov 3.
PHOTO: AFP
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- A train derailed near Shap, Cumbria, on Nov 3 due to a suspected landslip caused by heavy rainfall, affecting Avanti West Coast services.
- Eighty-five passengers were safely escorted from the derailed train, with only four reporting minor injuries that did not require hospital treatment.
- The incident blocked all train services north of Preston, occurring two days after a mass stabbing on a train in eastern England.
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SHAP, Cumbria - A train derailed on the morning of Nov 3 after a reported landslide in the remote hills of north-west England, leaving four people with minor injuries, emergency and rail services said.
Dozens of passengers were led off the 4.28am Avanti West Coast service train from Glasgow in Scotland to London Euston station after it derailed at Shap, Cumbria, a gateway to the more mountainous Lake District.
“The incident followed a suspected landslip in the area which has been experiencing significant adverse weather conditions and extremely heavy rainfall continues to compound the issue,” Network Rail said in a statement.
“The front carriage came off the tracks but remained upright,” transport police said, adding that 85 people were escorted off the train.
The incident blocked all train services running north of the northwestern city of Preston, rail services said.
“We’re investigating a train derailment near Shap in Cumbria following a report by a train driver,” a Network Rail spokesperson said.
A total of 87 people had been assessed at the scene, North West Ambulance Service said on X, adding there were “only four suffering minor injuries” and none required hospital treatment.
An Avanti spokesperson confirmed the incident occurred at 6.10am (1.10pm in Singapore).
“Our priority is the wellbeing of everyone who was on board and getting them safely off the train. We are assisting emergency services who are on the scene,” the spokesperson added.
The incident came just two days after a mass stabbing on a train
A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder
An annual report from the UK’s Office of Rail and Road revealed that in the 12 months to the end of March there were five derailments nationwide, two involving passenger trains. AFP
