Summary
1967: Forty Die in Hither
Green rail crash
A
rail crash near the southeast of London has resulted in 40 lethal and over 80
non-lethal casualties. The 19:43 express train was travelling from Hastings to
Charing Cross when at 21:16 it crashed. Most of the survivors were brought to
Lewisham hospital, which dealt with a similar train crash ten years earlier in
1957.
Eyewitness
Shirley Ward, who was unharmed by the crash, told the journalists: “The lights
went out before we turned over. Everyone was clutching on to one another. There
were some terrible screams."
A
spokesman for the British Railways Board stated it was unknown what caused the
derailment. He said: "It is wide open what could have happened.”
Own Opinion
I
think it is a terrible thing to happen for all the people involved especially
since the cause of the crash is unknown at that point. Must be really
frustrating for investigators and the British Railway Board.
It
surprises me that a similar crash has happened only ten years before only a few
miles from this crash. What happened then and didn’t they learn anything from
it?
I
think the British Railways Board should investigate this crash thoroughly,
learn from it, make necessary changes to the railway track and prepare a good
statement for the survivors to explain what has caused the train to derail.
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