Railtrack and Thames Trains could face crash charges

Railtrack and Thames Trains may both be prosecuted over the Paddington rail crash. Survivors and those bereaved by the October 1999 crash have been informed by the HSE that there is sufficient evidence to bring charges. But the HSE has added that it cannot proceed with court action at present because the Crown Prosecution Service is still considering whether to bring criminal prosecutions. Thirty-one people died in the Paddington accident, in which a Thames train went through a red light and crashed almost head on with a London-bound Great Western express.
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