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Two trains collide in southwestern England

October 31, 2021

Two trains collided in the southern English city of Salisbury Sunday. While no deaths were reported, British transport police say several people were injured.

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Emergency services on London Road in Salisbury, Wiltshire, near to the scene of a crash involving two trains near the Fisherton Tunnel between Andover and Salisbury
Fifty firefighters are at the scene of the collision in which up to a dozen passengers are believed to have been injuredImage: Andrew Matthews/ZUMA Press/imago images

Two trains collided in the southwestern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, causing one of the trains to derail on impact and leaving several people injured. No fatalities were reported.

Wiltshire police said fire trucks and ambulances were at the Fisherton Tunnel crash site.

"We are currently at the scene of a train crash involving two trains between Andover and Salisbury," Wiltshire police tweeted.

The BBC reported that at least 13 people were injured.

A train travelling from Portsmouth to Bristol and a second train travelling from Waterloo Station in London to Honiton were involved in the crash, according to train operator Great Western Railways said one.

Unconfirmed images shared on social media by a train enthusiast showed passenger trains lying askew.

 

A spokesperson for Network Rail said signaling equipment near the crash had failed.

Train operators report delays in the region.

sms, ar/aw (Reuters, DPA)