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Powys train crash: How the 18:31 to Aberystwyth turned to tragedy

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Tudor Evans , 66 , from Capel Dewi in Aberystwyth , Ceredigion, died following the crash.

Jonah Evans , 25 , had just seconds to get into position before impact.

He recalls seeing people around him with rib injuries, one person with a dislocated or broken arm and another person who had lost some teeth.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch said initial evidence suggests crash occurred at a speed of approximately 24 km/h.

TfW chief operating officer Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde says it is imperative the public were given clear answers.

Network Rail's route director, Nick Millington , says the investigation is going to be "complex" The last train crash in Wales happened in 1991 inside the Severn Tunnel .

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71

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informal

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English

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38

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