Tube Derailment transport disaster
Personal Injury case report: HJA represented two
victims of the July 7th 2007 Tube derailment
On July 7th 2007 three carriages came off the rails of the
westbound Central Line tube train between Mile End and Bethnal
Green stations. Hundreds of passengers were left stranded in the
tunnel and several were hurt when a tube train derailed. Around 700
people were taken off the derailed train and one train which was
stuck behind it at 11am after a two hour wait.
Over 20 people received medical treatment. Initial reports
suggest that a bale of material which was outside of its allocated
storage position may have caused the derailment. Metronet are
investigating the cause of the accident with TfL officials.
Hodge Jones & Allen in London represented several
people with a range of injuries.