Train driver taken to hospital after derailment at Kirkby station
Train driver taken to hospital after derailment at Kirkby station The derailment was caused by the train hitting the buffer stop Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A train shockingly derailed at Kirkby station this evening after hitting a buffer stop, operator Merseyrail has now confirmed. Investigators today launched a probe into how the train managed to leave the tracks in such dangerous fashion just after 6.30pm, leaving behind very significant damage. It has now emerged the driver of the Merseyrail service was taken to hospital by ambulance as a precautionary measure....
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