ENGLAND: TWO TRAINS PACKED WITH COMMUTERS COLLIDE AND BUST INTO FLAMES IN CENTRAL LONDON

Record ID: 980331

  • Title: ENGLAND: TWO TRAINS PACKED WITH COMMUTERS COLLIDE AND BUST INTO FLAMES IN CENTRAL LONDON
  • Date: 5th October 1999
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 5, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV/LV OF CRASH SCENE (3 SHOTS) 0.14 2. LV OF TANGLED WRECKAGE 0.19 3. LV RESCUERS AT SITE (2 SHOTS) 0.30 4. LV/SV TANGLED WRECKAGE/RESCUERS AT SITE (2 SHOTS) 0.45 5. MCU (ENGLISH) UNIDENTIFIED SURVIVOR SAYING "There was a tremendous bang...alot of stuff was flying through the air...people around me had cuts and bruises. Next thing I was aware was flames and smoke outside the carriage and alot of overhead cables, electricity cables had come down". 1.15 LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 5, 1999) (SKY - NO ACCESS UK/CNN/EURONEWS) 6. MCU (ENGLISH) SURVIVOR "COLA" TALKING ABOUT HOW HE RESCUED SOME PEOPLE FROM THE WRECKAGE SAYING "Just lifted some people out away from the fire (REPORTER ASKS 'AND YOU HEARD SOME PEOPLE SCREAMING')..the fire was still thick inside...there was a lady....I don't want to think about it (REPORTER SAYS BUT YOU TRIED TO HELP)... I couldn't...it was jammed...we tried to break the windows open. It went on for some time. I don't think she got out alive". 1.54 7. MCU (ENGLISH) SURVIVOR STUART ALLEN SAYING "As I was hanging onto a rail I saw flames above my head around the window...it must have been the other train. I just couldn't believe it was happening to me. The next thought was 'please don't let me die' because that's what you think that you're going to die" 2.25 8. LV RESCUERS TAKING AWAY A BODYBAG 2.47 9. SV RESCUERS CARRYING INJURED PASSENGER ON STRETCHER 3.01 10. LV RESCUERS PUTTING REMAINS INTO A BODYBAG 3.22 11. LV RESCUERS CARRYIN INJURED ON STRETCHER 3.32 LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 5, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 12. MCU BRITAIN'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER JOHN PRESCOTT AT SCENE OF CRASH SAYING (ENGLISH): "I would like to assure people that investigations have begun both by the police and the Health and Safety Executive. There will be a public inquiry. People would expect that and that will happen. (ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH REPLIES"...) "Nobody knows what causes these accidents, nor should you speculate" 3.58 13. SV AMBULANCES STANDING BY 4.06 14. SLV FIRE ENGINES STANDING BY 4.09 15. MCU (ENGLISH) VICTOR COLEMAN, HER MAJESTY'S TRAINS INSPECTOR, SAYING "Nobody ever wants this sort of thing to happen. Alot of people put alot of effort in to try and stop this from happening and when it does it's appalling" 4.20 16. SLV MEDICAL STAFF PUTTING INJURED INTO AMBULANCE 4.31 17. SLV IINJURED WOMAN ON WHEELCHAIR 4.42 18. MCU (ENGLISH) UNIDENTIFED MEDICAL OFFICER SAYING "There are alot of risks for the emergency services. There are people trapped in the wreckage and we're giving them pain killers as we try to get them out". 4.56 LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 5, 1999) (SKY - NO ACCESS UK/CNN/EURONEWS) 19. LV/SV OF CRASH SCENE/ TANGLED METAL (2 SHOTS) 5.10 20. MAP SHOWING SITE OF CRASH 5.20 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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