‘The worst thing I ever witnessed. Just pure chaos’

BERTIE WALSH still gets flashbacks to the horrific day 25 years ago when the train he was driving hurtled into the sidings at Buttevant railway station.

‘The worst thing I ever witnessed. Just pure chaos’

It wasn’t his fault and despite his best efforts he was unable to stop it happening. When he got out he saw carriages strewn on their side and one was in the air.

Bertie recalled seeing bleeding passengers and twisted metal. “I thought to myself ‘if only’. But I can’t change what happened,” the 82-year-old said.

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