Potters Bar driver 'said he had lost everything'

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10211473.stm

Summary:
Six passengers and one pedestrian died in a train crash. The train was travelling at 98 mph when it derailed. Before the crash an inquest had been heard. The driver said that he lost everything and had been a violent jolt after the train ran over faulty points. The train was travelling from London King’s Cross to King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Alan Ticehurst, office worker, heard the inquest and witnesses the after math of the crash. Ticehurst claims to hear a big bang and immediately gathered the team and took their first aid kits. At the scene there was just dust and people were lying around. Spite of what happened this could have been prevents because checks had been carried out but one report had been forgotten and another had been misinterpreted.

Evaluation:
This is a tragic incident. Six passengers had lost their lives which should not have had. Even though, the inquest was heard, it was already too late. It has been come across the night before that two passengers were concern about the track. After the crash, the driver was happy to be one the victim that survived and told his part of the story. I think that some people might have survived a crash but will always remember that horrifying day. They can never bring back the ones who died for mistakes that were not carried out properly. I think due that the fact the train manager did not respond to the passenger concern, this would have never happened.