Rail Operator Pleads Guilty in Scottish Train Crash That Killed 3 in 2020

Rail Operator Pleads Guilty in Scottish Train Crash That Killed 3 in 2020
Emergency services inspect the scene near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Aug. 13, 2020, following the derailment of the ScotRail train. Ben Birchall/PA via AP
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LONDON—A British rail operator pleaded guilty Thursday to safety failures that led to a train derailment that killed three people and injured six others three years ago in Scotland.

Network Rail admitted in High Court in Aberdeen, Scotland, that it failed to ensure the safety of passengers and rail workers before extreme rainfall unleashed a slide that buried the tracks in rocks and gravel and caused the train to derail and topple down a hill.