Date: 07/11/2017

Two train crew were injured when they jumped from a runaway train in Fife last month, accident investigators revealed today.
The incident happened after the DB Cargo train^s brakes were damaged when it hit a fallen 1ft-thick tree branch and ran away for four miles.

The driver and a colleague suffered ^minor injuries^ when they jumped from the train as it started to roll backwards, the UK Government^s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) reported.

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Train crew injured jumping from runaway train in Fife

Scotsman

Two train crew were injured when they jumped from a runaway train whose brakes in Fife last month, accident investigators revealed today.

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