Four People Hurt as Train Derails After Hitting Landslide at 80Mph

Avanti West Coast said the incident is likely to cause disruption ‘for a number of days’ Luciana Guerra/PA

Four people have suffered minor injuries after a train derailed when it struck a landslide at 80mph.

Eighty-seven people, including 10 members of staff, were on board the 4.28am Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston when it came off the tracks near the village of Shap, in Cumbria, on Monday morning.