UK News 06-10-1999 John Prescott visits Paddington crash site who: John Prescott what: Visits Paddington crash site where: PADDINGTON when: Yesterday snippet: "Concern was mounting last night," reports The Yorkshire Post, "that the horrific Paddington train crash might be a carbon copy of the Southall rail disaster two years ago almost to the day, which claimed the lives of seven people and injured 150 more." That incident, on the same length of track, also involved one train packed with commuters speeding into the path of another, killing seven people. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott visited the scene and announced that there would be a public inquiry. Furthermore, ITN reports that he "ordered crash investigators to issue a preliminary statement on the crash within days to avoid a Southall-style delay on any safety lessons that could help prevent a repeat of the tragedy." [... more]

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