Scotland train crash: 3 passengers dead after derailment
By DW
14 August 2020 |
3:36 pm
Three people were killed when a passenger train derailed in northeastern Scotland after a night of stormy weather. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the crash as "a very serious incident."
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