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The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson and agency

Families lay wreaths to mark 25 years since Ladbroke Grove rail crash

A person lays a wreath at the memorial
People were invited to lay flowers and wreaths after a minute’s silence was held. Photograph: Mick Whelan/Aslef

Families bereaved by the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster have laid flowers to remember those killed, and to recognise those who came to their aid, 25 years after the crash that killed 31 people.

The disaster, one of the most catastrophic rail incidents in recent UK history, also left more than 220 injured. A rush-hour train collided almost head-on with a high-speed train about 2 miles from Paddington station in west London, shortly after 8am on 5 October 1999.

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