NINE people were injured last night after a busy commuter train
''bumped'' into the back of a stationary three-car train at Springburn
station in Glasgow.
All suffered from minor injuries and shock. Five were passengers and
the others were railmen from the two trains.
A ScotRail official said later that a full inquiry would begin today
into the cause of the crash.
The accident happened when the 16.22 electric train from Milngavie was
pulling into platform three at Springburn. It normally joins up with
another three-car unit there to form the 17.09 train back to Milngavie.
Mr Alex Lynch, deputy director of ScotRail, said: ''It looks just like
a bump. Normally this is a manoeuvre we do many times a day throughout
the network and perhaps the bump has been a bit stronger than normal.''
The impact pushed the stationary cars forward to shatter the timber
buffers at the end of the platform, but neither train bore any signs of
damage.
A fleet of ambulances and several fire appliances were at the scene
within minutes. Police closed off at least one street to traffic. The
injured were ferried to Stobhill Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary
for treatment.
One of the injured passengers, Mr Martin Brown from Springbank, was
knocked unconscious during the collision.
Mr Brown, 55, was standing up to leave the train coming into the
station when the impact threw him backwards.
''The next thing I knew I was flying through the air,'' said Mr Brown.
''I woke up about 30 seconds later and felt a wee bit dizzy.''
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