Wales train crash: Driver heard yelling eight terrifying words moments before fatal impact

A rider connected committee a bid that collided with different successful Wales said the operator ran wrong carriages to archer everyone to 'brace' arsenic helium could bash thing to debar the crash

Passengers person recalled the terrifying moments successful the lead-up to a train collision successful Wales that killed 1 antheral and injured 15 different people.

Emergency services accidental a moving bid collided with a stationary 1 connected the Cambrian Line astatine Llanbrynmair, Powys, astatine astir 7.30pm past night. One antheral died astatine the scene, portion 15 others were taken to hospital for further treatment.

Passengers were filmed leaving the country and aboriginal boarding replacement autobus services. Moments earlier the smash, a witnesser connected committee said the operator ran wrong carriages to archer everyone to "brace" arsenic helium could bash thing to debar the impending collision.

Jonah Evans, 25, said determination were a fewer injuries connected committee and 1 idiosyncratic was airlifted owed to a suspected bosom attack. He added: "There was a bid that was stopped and the different bid couldn't stop. And the operator couldn't get retired the mode with a bid successful front."

“The operator ran successful and sat connected a seat and said brace yourselves - we’re astir to deed a train. Someone mislaid their teeth, cracked ribs. Because the operator told america it was happening, we could benignant of get ready."

Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed a antheral had died pursuing the collision but said each different injuries were not believed to beryllium life-threatening. A spokesperson said: "We tin corroborate 1 idiosyncratic has died pursuing a collision betwixt 2 trains, which occurred adjacent Llanbrynmair successful Powys this evening.

"A multi-agency effect to the incidental saw Dyfed-Powys Police officers, on with British Transport Police, Welsh Ambulance Service, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard and agencies from the obstruction manufacture called to the trainline astatine conscionable earlier 7.30pm. Sadly, we tin present corroborate a antheral has died pursuing the collision. His adjacent of kin person been informed and his household are being supported by specializer officers.

"A further 15 radical person been taken to infirmary with injuries not believed to beryllium beingness threatening oregon beingness changing. All different passengers person present been evacuated from some trains. Our thoughts are with the radical and families progressive successful this incident. While we nary longer person a beingness astatine the scene, we volition proceed to enactment with our exigency services colleagues and transport agencies portion enquiries into the incidental are ongoing."

In a associated statement, Network Rail and Transport for Wales said: "Our archetypal thoughts are with the household and loved ones of the antheral who has mislaid his life, arsenic good arsenic each the different radical progressive successful this incident." Network Rail said the Cambrian enactment volition stay closed connected Tuesday.

A spokesperson said: "The Cambrian railway eastbound of Machynlleth volition beryllium closed portion specializer teams proceed their investigations, and we impulse passengers not to question to this portion of the network. We're highly grateful to the exigency services who attended the country and helped our passengers and unit successful challenging circumstances.

"We are moving intimately with different agencies, including exigency services, to recognize however this incidental happened and they volition person our afloat support." Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan says her thoughts are with those progressive successful the obstruction collision.

She posted connected X: "My thoughts are with each those progressive successful the obstruction incidental successful Powys earlier this evening. I would similar to convey the exigency services for their effect and person asked to beryllium kept informed of immoderate developments passim the night."

Local MP, Steve Witherden said: "The A470 betwixt Carno and Commins Coch is closed pursuing a obstruction incidental connected the Cambrian Line adjacent Llanbrynmair this evening and constabulary are asking radical to debar the area. My acknowledgment to the exigency services responding and my thoughts are with each involved."

A telephone reporting a low-speed collision was made astatine conscionable earlier 7.30pm. Paramedics, occurrence and rescue, and British Transport Police were each successful attendance. Four helicopters were besides spotted successful the country successful a tract earlier everyone was evacuated from the train, according to witnesses.