The Selby Rail Crash: Episode 271

The 999 Operator would never forget the call. The man was desperately trying to explain what had happened and where he was. The operator said: "I'm going to need a better location than that." To which the man replies "But there's a train coming."The 999 operator screams out: "Oh my God!" as the man swears, unable to comprehend quite what he is seeing.  The screeching of brakes can be heard as the man tells the operator the train has "gone straight through my Land Rover". Moments later he speaks again: "I just got out in time as the train came through. Someone is going to get killed... 1, Please support my sponsorsGrind. Get your first 30 compostable coffee pods for just £5, plus a pink refillable Grind tin, when you go to grind.co.uk and use code TRUECRIME (with no spaces) at checkout. That's over 60% off the perfect cup of coffee at home. Just head to grind.co.uk and use the code truecrime.Betterhelp. UK True Crime Podcast listeners get 10% off their first month at www.BetterHelp.com/TRUECRIME. 2,  Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclair.https://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing3, Referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime4, Sourceshttps://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/oh-my-god-there-s-a-train-coming-6335394.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/dec/07/selby.railtravelhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56085631https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selby_rail_crashhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/dec/14/selby.railtravel3https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361354/Selby-crash-10th-anniversary-Driver-Gary-Hart-feels-accountable.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.