Seriously Injured in Train Accident in Scotland
The derailment of a passenger train in Scotland on Wednesday on the Aberdeen – Glasgow route resulted in serious injuries.
The ScotRail train was on its way to Glasgow. ScotRail is a subsidiary of the Dutch Railways through the Abellio company.
NS boss Roger van Boxtel called it a horrible train accident in a tweet, possibly caused by a landslide.
The ScotRail train derailed about 25 kilometres southeast of Aberdeen in the municipality of Stonehaven due to unknown causes.
Clouds of smoke at the scene of the accident are visible from a great distance. According to eyewitnesses, the propulsion engine caught fire.
Large parts of Scotland were ravaged by flooding from severe weather in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
