NUKE Train crashes in England

national | miscellaneous | news report Tuesday June 11, 2002 12:44 by Radioactive Bob - BNFL Hinton House, Risley, Warrington. 00-44-1925-822711

Train with BNFL flask hits diesel tanker at level crossing.

This morning at approx 08:35 an accidnet occured at a level crossing near the village of Brenzett in Kent.

A truck (diesel tanker) collided with a train carrying a 50 ton nuclear flask from Dungeness nuclear power station. It is believed the flask was being returned to Sellafield having delivered it's load to Dungeness.
These flasks are radioactive even when emptied.

According to Kent fire brigade there were no fatalities and the nuke flask is intact.

An inquiry is to be held as to how the accident occured.

No camera crew has been to the site yet.
Fire crews and a nuclear incident crew are still at the site.
The news was not released until 3 hours after the incident.