Summary

  • A man has died following a low-speed crash involving two trains in Wales

  • Police say a further 15 people have been taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing

  • The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys, at about 19:30 BST on Monday

  • The services involved were the 18:31 from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and the 19:09 from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury

  • The man who died was a passenger on the westbound train heading towards Aberystwyth

Questions surround cause of fatal train crash

Live Reporting

Chris Wood and Oliver Slow

  1. Community needs to know what happened, says councillor

    BBC Radio Wales

    Elwyn Vaughan, a local councillor in Powys, described it as a “highly unusual” situation, and that the community needs to know the facts as soon as possible.

    “We want to see what the investigation says - it is a matter of concern," he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

    “It is a fairly new digital system to control speed on this route, so we need to make sure that is not a factor.

    "Or if it's something to do with the train itself, but we want to know that information as soon as possible."

  2. Eight ambulances sent to the scene

    An ambulance is seen on a dark road

    The Welsh Ambulance Service said it sent eight ambulances to the scene

    The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident near Llanbrynmair in Powys at 19:34 BST on Monday.

    It sent eight ambulances to the scene, while there were also four air ambulances and two cars.

    The service said seven people were taken to hospital by ambulance.

    Dyfed-Powys Police earlier said 15 people had been taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.

  3. Man who died believed to be passenger
    Breaking

    The man who died in the train crash is understood to have been a passenger, PA news agency is reporting.

  4. Watch: Witnesses describe shock at the scene

    Witnesses talk of their shock at the trains crashing.

    One witness near the scene said the incident was "quite a shock"

  5. Shell-shocked passenger describes 'brutal' crash

    A man in a blue jumper with a beard and long hair

    Anthony Hurford was a passenger on the Shrewsbury-bound train

    Anthony Hurford, a passenger on the Shrewsbury-bound train, said he felt "pretty shell-shocked" by the incident.

    "The word that keeps coming to my head is just brutal really," he told BBC Breakfast.

    "Just going from, I don't know how fast we were going, maybe 40, 50, 60 miles an hour, to nothing in the blink of an eye.

    "Somehow my body bent the leg of a table and ripped it off its bolts attached to the wall.

    "Suddenly I was on the floor with my laptop strewn ahead of me, wondering what the hell had happened."

    Mr Hurford described the train trying to stop at lights, but said "for whatever reason", it didn't come to a halt.

    "There must have been 30 to 40 people from fire [service]," he added.

    "There was British Transport Police who had come from Birmingham, there were three helicopters, people had come from north and south Wales as far as I'm aware.

    "I was checked by three or four different medics."

    Somehow my body bent the leg of a table and ripped it off its bolts attached to the wall

    Anthony Hurford, Train passenger

  6. Thoughts with those involved, says first minister

    Welsh First Minister Eluned MorganPA Media

    Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan thanked emergency services for their response to the incident

    Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan says her thoughts are with all those involved.

    “I would like to thank the emergency services for their response and have asked to be kept informed of any developments,” she wrote on X.

  7. Where did the crash happen?

    The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys, which is roughly halfway between Aberystwyth, on Wales’ west coast, and Shrewsbury in England.

    A map showing the location of Llanbrynmair between Aberyswtwyth and Shrewsbury

  8. Emergency crews worked through the night

    A picture of the train split after the crashDan Jones

    A man died following a collision between two trains in mid-Wales on Monday evening

    A wide picture of the train at nightDan Jones

    The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys, at around 19:30 BST

    A closet up picture of the trainDan Jones

    The crash involved the 18:31 service from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and the 19:09 from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury

  9. Train is still upright on the track

    Craig Duggan
    Reporting from Llanbrynmair

    A picture of the train scene through trees

    The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys

    Police have closed the road here, less than a mile from where the collision took place.

    The A470, the main road from north to south Wales, runs adjacent to the line and the emergency services are working from it at a point which is quite close to the site of the collision.

    The train, as we understand it, is still upright on the track, according to one of the passengers who came out after the collision.

  10. What do we know so far?

    Here’s what we know so far from last night’s train crash in mid-Wales:

    • A man has died after two trains collided in mid-Wales at around 19:30 BST on Monday
    • A further 15 people have been taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing, the British Transport Police said
    • The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys, and involved the 18:31 service from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and the 19:09 from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury
    • Traffic Wales said the A470, the main road connecting north and south Wales, was closed in both directions near Caersws, with rail replacement services in operation
    • Anthony Hurford, a passenger on the Shrewsbury-bound train, said he felt “pretty shell-shocked” by the incident
    • “Suddenly I was on the floor with my laptop strewn ahead of me, wondering what the hell had happened,” he told the BBC

  11. One dead in mid-Wales train crash

    Good morning and welcome to our live page coverage of developments in mid-Wales, after a man died following a collision between two trains on Monday evening.

    Fifteen people have also been taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing, British Transport Police said.

    The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys, and involved the 18:31 service from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and the 19:09 from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury.

    We’ll be following the latest developments, with reporters on the ground in Llanbrynmair, so stay with us.