[arista]

https://news.sky.com/story/train-der...scene-12047701


[Emergency services are responding to a train derailment in Aberdeenshire.
In a statement, British Transport Police
said: "Officers were called to the scene at 9.43am and remain there
alongside paramedics and the fire brigade."
Footage posted on social media showed smoke billowing from the scene in Stonehaven.
A number of ambulances and a medical helicopter were pictured parked in a nearby field.
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described
the derailment as an "extremely serious incident".]

[LeatherTrumpet]

just saw pics from afar lots of dark smoke billowing from train. does not look good

[arista]

Extreme Rain yesterday



Not confirmed : One Dead.

[Livia]

How awful... hope everyone made it.

[arista]

Hard to get in the valley

[Cherie]

oh that doesn't look great, hope there are no major injuries

[joeysteele]

Sounds really awful.

[Toy Soldier]

I wonder if it's related to flooding? There was a bit of debris on a few roads this morning, possible that something larger like a boulder has been washed onto the tracks/mini-landslide.

[arista]

[Ammi]

...this is awful, I keep checking for an update of those multiple injuries...such an horrific thing.....

[Ammi]

ScotsRail train driver 'killed in derailment caused by landslip'...

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/aberdeensh...103336164.html

[Ammi]

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Ammi

ScotsRail train driver 'killed in derailment caused by landslip'...

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/aberdeensh...103336164.html

Related to the storms and rainfall last night then (it was absolutely crazy, I've never seen anything like it in the UK). I can't help but think that they should have been more cautious with running the trains though... the weather was so obviously extreme that landslides seemed to be not just possible but actually likely. Like I said above, a fair bit of minor land debris on the roads today and railways are even more prone to it.

[Ninastar]

I have family in this area... holy ****

[Niamh.]

Hope they're OK Caitlin

RIP to the Driver

[arista]

Problems of the track near that area
The Extreme rain last night has effected much of the track
this train is reported as first early train
after 6AM.
And The River near that track has burst its banks.

[arista]

[arista]

['Landslip' caused ScotRail crash that killed driver 'and one other':
Train derails and bursts into flames on 'water-logged line'
that track operator warned 'was closed' due to floods just minutes later]




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-response.html

[Kizzy]

Horrible news the poor driver and victim, he must have done all he could or this would've been a lot worse judging by past derailments and the speed of trains today.

[arista]

Police have now confirmed 3 are sadly dead
including the Driver,


[ScotRail horror crash leaves 'three dead, eight injured and
one missing' after a landslip caused train to derail on 'flood-hit line'
Train came off the tracks at 9.40am close to old Carmont railway station,
near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire
Class 43 Inter7City train from Aberdeen to
Glasgow had six crew members and six passengers on board
Suspected cause was a landslip and ScotRail train involved
was made up of a locomotive and four carriages
Dramatic video footage shows smoke billowing from
the area with 30 emergency vehicles sent to the scene]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-response.html

[arista]

[arista]

[arista]

[Flames are pictured coming out of one of the carriages following the accident near Stonehaven this morning]

[Zizu]

Guess it’s fortunate that there were only 12 people on board ... including 6 staff


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[arista]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Guess it’s fortunate that there were only 12 people on board ... including 6 staff


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Yes an Early Train.