Passengers tell of ‘panic and distress’ after train derailment in Cumbria
by Josh Halliday and Raphael Boyd from World news | The Guardian on (#716JF)
None hurt after train travelling at about 80mph hits landslide on west coast mainline in stormy conditions
Passengers have described the panic and distress" when a train travelling at about 80mph partly derailed after hitting a landslide in Cumbria, north-west England.
Emergency services declared a major incident after the high-speed Avanti West Coast service crashed in stormy conditions at 6.15am on Monday.
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