A train driver is believed to have died and there are fears of two more fatalities after a ScotRail passenger train derailed near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on Wednesday morning.
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister, said there were “early reports of serious injuries” at the site of the accident and a major incident has been declared.
The PA news agency reported that the driver of the train is believed to have died, and there are thought to be two more fatalities.
Rail industry sources said the suspected cause of the incident is a landslip, following heavy rain in the area overnight.
Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.