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BR admits error

Friday 31 July 1992 23:02 BST
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Rescuers were sent to the wrong end of the Severn rail tunnel after 300 passengers were trapped in a collision between two trains, the Health and Safety Executive inquiry on the accident in Bristol was told. John Buxton, British Rail's safety director admitted a 'misunderstanding' over the location of the trains.

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