Passenger train derails in Scotland

HaraldBiebel/iStockBy GUY DAVIES, ABC News

(LONDON) — A passenger train has derailed in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Wednesday morning, British Transport Police said.

Early media reports indicate that the passenger train has caught fire and the emergency response is ongoing.

“We’re currently responding to an incident on the line in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, where a train has derailed,” British Transport Police said on Twitter. “Officers were called to the scene at 9.43am and remain there alongside paramedics and the fire brigade.”

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