dead, including a train driver, and six taken to hospital in the Stonehaven rail tragedy. British Transport Police have confirmed the grim toll following the derailment near Stonehaven this morning.
Emergency services rushed to the scene as thick plumes of smoke poured from the train at around 9.45am. In a statement British Transport Police said: "British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the line in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire at 09.43am this morning (12 August) following a report that a train travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street had derailed."Officers remain on scene this afternoon alongside the ambulance service, fire brigade and colleagues from Police Scotland."Very sadly despite the best efforts of paramedics, we can.
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