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Old 10 May 2002, 02:22 PM
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A passenger train travelling from London to Norfolk has crashed near Potters Bar railway station in Hertfordshire.
Ambulance service officials say there are "significant casualties".

There are unconfirmed reports of fatalities.

People are thought to be trapped in the train and a pedestrian has reportedly been hit by debris from a bridge.

The train is believed to be the 1245 from Kings Cross, London, to Kings Lynn in Norfolk.

BBC news story
Sky News story.

I hope to god that there are no fatalaties and those injured are not too bad.

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Old 10 May 2002, 02:24 PM
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Un'friggin'real, I thought old fatty prescott promised no more train crashes etc, if so then hed quit ??

Hope this aint a bad one !!
Old 10 May 2002, 02:34 PM
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From BBC News:
The carriage that is underneath the station's canopy is totally destroyed.

"Its metal is twisted."
It's not looking good
Old 10 May 2002, 02:43 PM
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Old 10 May 2002, 02:47 PM
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The guy who sits next to me at work was on the train behind that one !!! hes just got back to the office !!

He was also in the train before the train that got hit in the clapham junction crash !!

Not getting on a train with him

In fact, not getting on a train again !! too smelly / expensive / slow ....
Old 10 May 2002, 03:05 PM
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Sh*t that's v. scary. Thoughts go out to all involved

I used to live in Brookmans Park, and went to school at Lochinver, and needless to say know potters bar pretty damn well, i have only just and a phone call frokm a couple of friends who still live round there.


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Old 10 May 2002, 04:25 PM
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Carpet,
I think you'd be safe on a train with him!!

On another note:
Potters Bar is only one stop down the line from Hatfield!!

It's definitely a case of too little too late by the government. They put in speed restrictions for a few weeks and annoy loads of commuters, but nothing will be put in place afterwards to actually prevent this sort of tragedy from happening again.

Old 10 May 2002, 10:40 PM
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Just got back from there(Press Photographer) so far 7 dead and very messy.
terry
Old 10 May 2002, 10:55 PM
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Ironically the passengers are then put on to coaches to use roads that are far more dangerous than the railways.

Frightening accident though.
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Sky news reporting 3 dead and up to 50 injured, 12 seriously. Looks nasty from the pics on the tv, one of the carriages is on it's side on the platform. The injured are being taken to Barnet hospital.

Not all the injured were on the train, some possibly on the platform and below the bridge on the road.

[Edited by scoobychick - 5/10/2002 2:47:24 PM]
Old 05 October 2002, 03:19 PM
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Action needs to be taken by the govenment now !

My thoughts are with those involved.

David

[Edited by Shark - 5/10/2002 3:19:42 PM]
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