Lac-Megantic: The runaway train that destroyed a town [BBC News]





Date: 20/01/2018

Nearly five years after one of the worst rail disasters in Canadian history, a small town at the centre of the tragedy is still grappling with the aftermath. When Tom Harding walked out of the courtroom after being acquitted of criminal negligence causing death, he didn't speak. The former train driver instead ducked away from the news cameras, overcome with emotion.


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The runaway train that destroyed a town
Police photos of aftermath of explosion in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic

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Nearly five years after a rail disaster, a small Canadian town still grapples with the aftermath.