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Four People Suffer 'Minor Injuries' in Cumbria Train Derailment
A suspected landslip due to heavy rainfall caused the derailment, with 87 passengers assessed and only four sustaining minor injuries, officials said.
- At 06.10hrs on November 3, the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston derailed near Shap, Cumbria, with four minor injuries and the front carriage upright, British Transport Police said.
- Officials blamed a suspected landslip after severe adverse weather and extremely heavy rainfall near Shap, Cumbria, which Network Rail said continues to compound the issue on the West Coast Main Line.
- After the derailment, paramedics assessed 87 people onboard the Avanti West Coast service, evacuating all to Shap Wells Hotel with no further hospital treatment needed.
- The Rail Accident Investigation Branch will investigate, and the West Coast Main Line remains closed while all lines are blocked north of Preston, causing significant disruption for days, Avanti West Coast warned.
- An operation remains in place with recovery teams and partner agencies as they continue recovering the derailed Pendolino with front-end damage, while Avanti West Coast warns disruption will last for a number of days.
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Four slightly hurt in UK train derailment
Four people were slightly injured Monday when a train derailed in the early morning following a reported landslide in the remote hills of northwest England, 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...
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