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Salisbury train crash: Major incident as two trains collide
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-59114569A major incident has been declared after two trains collided in Salisbury, leaving several people injured.
The collision happened near London Road and involved a South Western Railway and a Great Western service.
A train driver, who was trapped, was treated by paramedics. In total, 17 people were taken to hospital.
The crash happened at 18:46 GMT when one train hit an object in a tunnel, and the second train then collided with it due to signalling problems.
Angela Mattingly, who was on the train, said: "Everything went black and there were red flashes and everything.
"There was suddenly a lot of jostling, possessions being thrown around and I think a few people went forward and hit their heads. You just don't know for a couple of seconds what's happening.