ScotRail train derails near Aberdeen sparking huge emergency response with 30 ambulances and air ambulance racing to remote scene
A ScotRail train derailed near Aberdeen today sparking a huge emergency response with 30 vehicles and an air ambulance sent to the scene.
The train came off the tracks on the Dundee-Aberdeen line at about 10am this morning close to old Carmont railway station, near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
Dramatic video footage showed smoke billowing from the area with at least seven ambulances on the scene alongside police cars and fire engines.
It comes after severe flooding in parts of Scotland overnight which led to flash flooding in Aberdeen and widespread disruption across the ScotRail network.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: ‘We’re currently responding to an incident on the line in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, where a train has derailed.
‘Officers were called to the scene at 9.43am and remain there alongside paramedics and the fire brigade.’
A ScotRail spokesman said: ‘We’re assisting the emergency services with an incident near Stonehaven, and will provide more information when available.’