13 hurt after 2 passenger trains crash in southern England

LONDON — British authorities connected Monday were investigating the clang of 2 rider trains that near much than a twelve radical injured.

The rear carriage of a bid derailed Sunday aft “striking an object” arsenic it approached the presumption successful Salisbury successful confederate England. Network Rail said the derailment knocked retired each the signaling successful the area, and a 2nd bid from London past crashed into the derailed train.

About 50 firefighters rushed to the country and 13 radical were taken to the hospital, including the operator of 1 of the trains who had been trapped successful his cab aft the crash. His injuries were not believed to beryllium serious. Three radical remained successful the infirmary Monday successful a unchangeable condition.

Passengers and witnesses described proceeding sounds similar thunder and chaos erstwhile the clang happened.

There was “a monolithic impact, I fell crossed a table, and the array came disconnected the wall,” Lucy Gregory told Sky News. “They smashed the windows, and we got retired ... we’re harmless now, but it was truly scary.”

Resident Tamar Vellacott, who was walking adjacent with her children, told reporters that she heard a “long, rumbling dependable similar thunder hitting the railway line.”

Martin Frobisher, Network Rail’s information and engineering director, said it was excessively aboriginal to speculate connected what caused the crash.

Authorities said astir of the bid lines serving Salisbury remained blocked Monday, and disruptions volition proceed for the remainder of the week.