Mid-Wales train crash: One dead, multiple injured in Llanbrynmair collision

British Transport confirmed the dormant man’s adjacent of kin person been informed and 15 radical had been taken to infirmary aft the low-speed collision betwixt 2 trains adjacent Llanbrynmair, Powys, connected Monday night. (Image: Dan Jones Images)

In a tragic incidental successful Mid-Wales, the British Transport Police person confirmed that 1 idiosyncratic has died arsenic a effect of a collision betwixt 2 trains. Following a low-speed clang connected the enactment adjacent Llanbrynmair, Powys conscionable earlier 7:30pm, exigency services descended upon the scene.

The collision progressive the Transport for Wales 6.31pm work from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and the 7.09pm Machynlleth to Shrewsbury train. A connection released by Network Rail and Transport for Wales announced the impermanent closure of the line, stating: "Our main precedence is the information of our passengers and colleagues, and we are doing each we tin to enactment the exigency services arsenic they respond to the incident. We would promote passengers to program up and cheque journeys earlier travelling via National Rail Enquiries."

The British Transport Police elaborated: "Officers were called to the enactment adjacent Llanbrynmair astatine 7.29pm to reports of a low-speed bid collision involving 2 trains."

Emergency teams, including firefighters and ambulance services, attended the mishap tract wherever initially lone insignificant injuries had been suspected.

A antheral has died pursuing a collision betwixt 2 trains successful Wales, British Transport Police person said. (Image: Dan Jones Images)

Despite earlier reports, it was tragically revealed that the incidental claimed 1 life, reports Wales Online. 

Images from the country uncover the grade of the devastation, with 1 bid carriage wholly crushed owed to the unit of the collision, adjacent astatine a debased speed. Additional photos amusement exigency services inactive contiguous respective hours aft the archetypal impact, securing the country and investigating the incidental portion ensuring each passengers and unit were adequately cared for.

The incidental happened betwixt Shrewsbury and Machynlleth successful Mid Wales astatine astir 7.30pm. (Image: Dan Jones Images)

The constabulary person yet to merchandise further details astir the victim's identity, but their adjacent of kin person been notified, according to a statement.

BTP Superintendent Andrew Morgan confirmed: "We tin sadly corroborate a antheral has died pursuing this evening's incident. We widen our deepest sympathies to his loved ones, alongside everyone other impacted and specializer officers proceed to supply support.He said the BTP are moving manus successful manus with exigency services and the obstruction industry".

He stated that the BTP are moving intimately with exigency services and the obstruction manufacture "to recognize the circumstances starring up to this collision".

He added: "Residents volition spot an accrued policing beingness successful the country successful the coming days arsenic a result."

Scenes from a caput connected collision betwixt 2 rider trains adjacent the colony of Talerddig, Mid-Wales (Image: Dan Jones Images)