A train derailed Wednesday morning in an area of northeastern Scotland affected by severe weather, killing three people, including its driver, and six injured.
Rescue services were called at 9.43am local time following the derailment of the four-car train that left Aberdeen at 6.38am towards Glasgow. The accident happened near Stonehaven, about 25 km south of Aberdeen, where rail traffic was disrupted due to landslides.
The bad weather responsible for the accident?
Three people, including the driver, "were pronounced dead at the scene" and six others were taken to hospital with "injuries which fortunately are not considered serious", British transport police said in a statement. .
While no leads have been officially put forward regarding the cause of the accident, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson estimated that the heavy showers fell overnight, the equivalent of "a month of rain in a very short period of time" , have “no doubt made the problem worse”.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit Scotland overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday and caused flooding, causing delays in rail traffic. A landslide also occurred in Carmont, not far from the scene of the accident.