KENYA: FLASH FLOOD CAUSES COUNTRY'S WORST EVER TRAIN CRASH-KILLING AT LEAST 14 AND INJURING UP TO 200.
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KENYA: FLASH FLOOD CAUSES COUNTRY'S WORST EVER TRAIN CRASH-KILLING AT LEAST 14 AND INJURING UP TO 200.
- Title: KENYA: FLASH FLOOD CAUSES COUNTRY'S WORST EVER TRAIN CRASH-KILLING AT LEAST 14 AND INJURING UP TO 200.
- Date: 30th November 1976
- Summary: 1. AERIAL VIEWS Train crash with carriages lying down embankment (3 shots) 0.22 2. MC Overturned diesel locomotive PAN TO carriages lying in river bed 0.30 3. GV PAN Wrecked carriages 0.48 4. GV European official making notes standing on overturned carriage 0.50 5. MV INT Rescue workers searching through wrecked carriage (3 shots) 1.09 6. MV Debris between wrecked carriages 1.15 7. MV Doctors and rescue workers clambering over overturned coaches 1.17 8. CU Hand of dead person peking out of wreckage (2 shots) 1.25 9. MV Rescue workers on twisted track PAN TO wrecked coaches 1.31 10. GV Train crash 1.34 The embankment culverts were unable to release the water fast enough and a lake up to 25 feet (7.5 metres) built up and swept away the railway's support. The Director-General of East African Railways, Davidson Ngini, paid tribute to the driver of the train, Arthur Ashira, who quickly applied the emergency brakes when he saw the danger after coming round a sharp bend. He said this prevented more carriages falling into the gap. Initials BB/0000 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 14th December 1976 12:00
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- Location: NEAR DARAJANI, KENYA
- Country: Kenya
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