Derailment 3 - Camden town (19 October 2003)

14  On 10.01hrs on 19 October 2003, a Northern Line train travelling from Morden to High Barnet via Bank derailed as it approached Camden Town. The sixth car left the track and collided with a wall separating the branches of the Edgeware and High Barnet Branch. The rear of the fifth carriage also derailed, scraping the tunnel wall. The fifth and sixth carriages separated. The automatic braking system stopped the train. The driver initiated a mayday call and the emergency services were called. By 11.10 the train and three other trains stopped in tunnels as a result of the incident were evacuated. There were two relatively serious injuries, a broken leg and head injuries. Seven passengers were taken to hospital while others received first aid at the station.

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