Apology issued to family of man killed in train crash

A constabulary unit has apologised to the household of a antheral who died erstwhile 2 trains crashed successful mid Wales past month.

David Tudor Evans, 66, was travelling connected a train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth erstwhile it crashed into a stationary train connected 21 October adjacent Llanbrynmair, Powys.

A adjacent household person accused the British Transport Police (BTP) - who are investigating the incidental - of failing to enactment his family.

The BTP has issued an apology to the family, saying a "miscommunication" was issued soon aft the crash.

The household person told PA quality bureau that Rachel Evans, Mr Evans' wife, was "pretty overmuch near to her ain devices" aft the crash, adding that "support wasn't adequately provided astatine the time".

The unit issued a connection connected 22 October, saying "the deceased's adjacent of kin person been informed and his household are being supported by specializer officers".

But a specializer serviceman from the BTP visited the household connected 23 October, PA reported.

The person added that the household besides objected to media reports suggesting the origin of death.

"Currently, quality outlets are putting retired that the origin of decease was not related to the collision without immoderate evidence," helium said.

They added that astatine the opening of the inquest the origin of decease was inactive indeterminate.

BTP superintendent Andrew Morgan apologised for their earlier statement.

"We would similar to apologise for a miscommunication issued soon aft the bid collision which took spot connected Monday 21 October successful Llanbrynmair," helium said.

"British Transport Police has apologised straight to the household of the deceased successful narration to this connection and would similar to apologise publically for immoderate further suffering caused astatine this highly hard time."

Louisa Corcoran, adjunct coroner for Ceredigion, opened an inquest into Mr Evans decease successful Aberystwyth connected Wednesday.

She said a post-mortem introspection is successful advancement and adjourned the inquest portion the constabulary probe was ongoing.

Four different radical suffered superior injuries during the incident, and a further 11 sustained injuries requiring infirmary treatment.