Kegworth air disaster - Rescues and casualties

Title
Kegworth air disaster - Rescues and casualties
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
9 Jan 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:45
Description
A British Midland Boeing 737 has crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth in Leicestershire as it attempted to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Teenage rescuer Robert Angwin on the casualties. Fire Officer Eric Moss on receiving assistance from the public. Dr David Thomas at Derby Royal Infirmary on the injured. Lynne Mennie reports.
Contributors
David Thomas; Lynne Mennie; Robert Angwin; Eric Moss
Keywords
Air accidents; Injuries; Emergency services; UK; Great Britain; Hospitals; Motorways; England; Disasters; Leicestershire; Search and rescue operations; Kegworth air disaster (1989); M1 (motorway); Queen’s Medical Centre (Nottingham); Derby Royal Infirmary

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