Train Derails, Hangs Over Cliff

All passengers survive terrifying accident
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 7, 2010 5:29 AM CDT

Nine passengers were hurt and many more nearly frightened to death when a Scottish train derailed and caught fire last night, the Guardian reports. Two cars of the train were left dangling over a embankment after the accident, from which passengers were evacuated. The injured were airlifted to a hospital nearby. "There's quite a lot of walking wounded," one official said of the victims.
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