Stacey Hunter, chief executive of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, described the patients as “walking wounded”. Thirteen casualties were treated at Salisbury District Hospital.
The collision between two trains happened at Fisherton Tunnel, close to London Road in Salisbury, at around 7pm on Sunday. Passengers are urged not to travel on the affected parts of the network.
Several South Western Railway (SWR) routes are also affected, such as London Waterloo-Exeter, Bristol-Salisbury and Southampton-Salisbury. This is affecting Great Western Railway (GWR) services on the route linking Cardiff and Bristol with Portsmouth and Brighton. National Rail Enquiries said most of the lines serving the Wiltshire city are blocked and “will remain closed until at least the end of the day on Thursday”. Disruption following a train crash in Salisbury which left several people injured will continue for several days.
