“This is an incident extremely serious,” said the First minister of scotland Nicola Sturgeon.
A train derailed Wednesday morning in the north east of Scotland in an area affected by a flood, causing “serious injuries,” according to the First minister of scotland Nicola Sturgeon.
“This is an incident extremely serious,” said the First minister of scotland Nicola Sturgeon on Twitter. To mps in scottish, she then mentioned that “preliminary information” indicated the status of “serious injuries”.
The plume of smoke is seen from the scene of the accident, which occurred in a hilly region, where flocked to several rescue vehicles and a helicopter, according to images broadcast by the BBC. The train itself was not visible.
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An area affected by heavy flooding
“We are currently handling an incident on the line at Stonehaven, in Aberdeenshire, where a train has derailed”, has tweeted in the morning the transport police british. “The officers were called to the scene at 09h43 (10h43 in France) and remain there alongside paramedics and firefighters,” added the police, without more details on potential victims.
heavy rain and thunderstorms occurred in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday in Scotland, which have caused flooding in the area and caused delays in rail traffic.
“Our teams worked throughout the night to try to keep the network open, in spite of the torrential rains and lightning. There are, however, disturbances on several routes”, had tweeted in the morning, Network Rail Scotland.
The mp Andrew Bowie, who was in the town of Stonehaven, on Wednesday morning has seen some “houses and shops affected” by the weather, he testified on Twitter. “But it would have been far worse without the swift work of the residents and emergency services. Fortunately, the water recedes quickly,” he added on the social network.
last week, a spike of cases of novel coronavirus has been identified in Aberdeen, the main city of the area, causing a tightening of the containment measures in force with the closure of pubs and restaurants, and limitations on travel.
