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Fatal derailment in Scotland

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Stonehaven train crash: three dead after derailment in Aberdeenshire
Three people have died after a passenger train derailed near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire following a night of thunderstorms and torrential rainfall. The three dead were the driver, conductor and a passenger. Six other people were taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not believed to be serious...

It is the first time a passenger has died in a train accident on the British railway network since the Grayrigg derailment in Cumbria in 2007...
Three dead after passenger train derails near Stonehaven
Three people, including the driver and a conductor, have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire. The third victim was a passenger, ScotRail has confirmed. It is thought the train hit a landslide after heavy rain and thunderstorms which caused flooding and travel disruption across Scotland...
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Scottish minister warns of climate challenge after Stonehaven crash
The climate crisis is presenting increasing challenges for rail safety, senior transport figures have warned, as family and friends paid tribute to three people who died in a derailment in Aberdeenshire following thunderstorms and torrential rain...
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Stonehaven crash: train derailed by landslip, investigators confirm
The ScotRail train that crashed near Stonehaven travelled nearly 100 metres (330ft) after derailing due to a landslip, before striking a bridge parapet and falling down an embankment, accident inspectors have found...
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