More than a dozen hurt in rail crash in southern England
At least 17 people were injured when two trains collided outside a city in southern England.
The crash happened on Sunday at Fisherton Tunnel outside Salisbury, about 140 kilometres south-west of London.
The driver of one of the trains was rescued from his cabin but his injuries are not believed to be serious.
The driver and some of the passengers have been taken to hospital, British Transport Police said.
“A number of people have been injured, but thankfully no one has died,” they said.
Fire engines and ambulances were at the scene near Salisbury train station.
The Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said it helped move about 100 people to safety.
A spokesman for Network Rail told the BBC that the rear carriage of one train derailed after striking an object on its approach to Salisbury station, an incident that disabled all signals in the area.
The carriage was then struck by another train, he said.
The collision involved trains run by the South Western Railway and Great Western Railway services, the BBC reported.
Great Western Railway said the crash involved a train travelling between Portsmouth and Bristol and another travelling from Waterloo Station in London to Honiton.
The company said it would co-operate with the police in their investigation.
South Western Railway said it expected its services to return to normal today.
“Officers are continuing to respond to the incident alongside our emergency service colleagues and the line is expected to be shut for some time,” police said.