![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
You are in: UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() |
|
![]() |
Monday, 11 October, 1999, 12:28 GMT 13:28 UK
In pictures: Ladbroke Grove crash
31 people were killed in the crash
A busy rail junction in west London was turned into a scene of devastation after two trains collided in the midst of the morning rush hour on Tuesday, 5 October.
These pictures reflect the horror, the immediate aftermath - with the rescue services on the scene helping the many injured within minutes - and the grim task of recovering the dead.
![]() Fire rages in one of the carriages immediately after the collision (Photo:Cisotti/Deidda)
![]() Firefighters attend to the smouldering wreck of one of the trains.
![]() Rescue workers battle to free trapped passengers.
![]() Police help to stretcher a survivor to safety.
![]() Firefighters take a short break from their grim task.
![]() Injured train passenger Gareth Stringer recovers in hospital.
![]() After all the survivors are rescued, workers begin to remove the dead.
![]() Photographs are taken by the forensic team investigating the crash.
![]() A poignant message at Reading Station, as up to 100 people are still thought to be missing.
![]() Floral tributes are left on a bridge overlooking the site of the crash.
![]() Three days after the crash lifting gear is brought in to move the train from the tracks.
|
![]() |
See also:
![]()
08 Oct 99 | London train crash
07 Oct 99 | UK
07 Oct 99 | N Ireland
Top UK stories now:
![]() ![]() Links to more UK stories are at the foot of the page.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Links to more UK stories |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To BBC Sport>> | To BBC Weather>> | To BBC World Service>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © MMIII | News Sources | Privacy |