Horror crash killed 31 people when 'wrong signal' saw passenger trains collide at 130mph
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dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!The Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, also known as the Paddington rail crash, remains one of the most devastating rail disasters in UK history.Two passenger trains travelling at speeds of up to 100mph collided on this day 22 years ago – 5 October 1999 – and tragically claimed the lives of 31 people.The horrific collision injured 258 passengers, who became trapped in the derailed and destroyed carriages, many of which had gone up in flames due to a "huge fireball".A Thames train left platform nine of Paddington station with 147 people on board at approximately 08:06am.
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