Stonehaven death toll ‘would have been higher’ had train been full – inquiry

Three men died when the train derailed at Carmont, near Stonehaven (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

The number of people who died in the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire would have likely been “significantly higher” had the train been full, a fatal accident inquiry has been told.

The 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow service derailed on the line to Dundee after it collided with debris washed from a drain onto the track near Carmont on August 12 2020 following “very heavy rainfalls,” a hearing was told on Monday.