Seconds from Disaster S4E3: Paddington Train Collision
- Aired: 2011-09-19
- Time: 20:30:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
On October 5, 1999, in morning rush hour two trains collide at Ladbroke Grove junction near London's Paddington station after the driver of one fails to stop his train at a red signal. The trains collided at a combined speed of 130 m.p.h. producing a spectacular fireball. 31 people die (2 drivers and 29 passengers) and 523 are injured.