‘I was on one of the trains that crashed – I felt like I had been in a bomb explosion’ | UK | News

Speaking to the BBC, he described the heartbreaking and powerful blow: “When I stood up I saw chairs everywhere, it felt like I was in a bomb explosion. When I stood up I saw people’s bloody faces, their legs were broken. There was smoke everywhere.”

In a separate interview with the Press Association, the 40-year-old recalled hearing people “crying, screaming” after the powerful collision between the trains.

He continued: “I stood up and saw a lot of people who couldn’t speak, their legs were broken, then I managed to get out of the train and because I was quite weak I managed to get out through the gap in the doors.”

He added: “My first thought was that I needed to get off the train in case of a terrorist attack, I thought it would be safer to get off the train.”

The accident occurred at around 17.15 on June 19. British Transport Police (BTP) has confirmed that sadly one person has died and dozens of others have been injured.

The East of England Ambulance Service said 11 people were injured “very seriously” and 22 people were seriously injured. Another 56 people suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene or in hospital.

Currently, all patients in serious condition have been hospitalized.

The two trains involved were both East Midlands Railway (EMR) services, departing from Corby at 4.40pm and Nottingham to London St Pancras at 3.50pm.

The public was asked to stay away from the crash scene during the major emergency response, which involved numerous air ambulances, firefighters and police officers.

Bedford Hospital and University Hospital Luton and Dunstable responded to the incident and asked people not to go to their emergency departments “unless it is a genuine medical emergency”.

EMR trains to and from London were stopped for the remainder of the day.