PASSENGERS were recovering in hospital today after a train crashed and caught fire, leaving the main carriage hanging over a 50ft embankment.
The train, the 6:20pm service from Glasgow to Oban, was full of travellers returning from weekend trips away and derailed shortly before 9pm last night near the Falls of Cruachan power station, by Loch Awe, in Argyll.
Eight people were injured during the crash. It was a lucky escape for others after a passenger car was left "precariously balanced" over a huge embankment after it caught fire.
Emergency services launched a major operation to rescue the 60 terrified passengers.
There were no reports of life-threatening injuries, but two people suffered from minor spinal injuries.
The ambulance service later confirmed eight people were taken to three different hospitals.
An investigation into the cause of the accident has already been launched. It is not yet clear what caused the train to derail
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We really can't prevent accidents from happening but we must always secure our safety first in whatever situation.
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