Four people were slightly injured when a landslide derailed a train in the north-west this morning, according to early indications from the network operator’s investigation.
Transport police said 85 passengers were removed from the train traveling from Glasgow, Scotland to London’s Euston station.
The accident happened at 6.10am in Sap, County Cambria, a short distance from the mountains of the Lake District, and caused train traffic to be disrupted.
According to police, the first car derailed, but remained upright.
The incident was likely caused by a landslide in an area hit by “particularly adverse weather conditions”, operator Network Rail said, noting that “extremely heavy rainfall continues to worsen the situation”.
Passengers on the Glasgow to London train were told that their train had derailed, before they got off their carriage and walked along the track.
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Emergency services said only four people had minor injuries and no one needed hospital treatment.
The accident came two days after a knife attack on a train in eastern England left ten people injured. The suspect was charged today with attempted murder.
