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Coastguard and Wales Air Ambulance helicopters also attended the scene. [14] [8] The main road between north and south Wales, the A470, was closed as a result of the accident. [15] Passengers from the two trains continued their journeys by bus. [14] The railway between Machynlleth and Shrewsbury was closed as a result of the accident. [21]
Of the 144 people who died in the disaster, 116 were children, mostly between the ages of 7 and 10; 109 of the children died inside Pantglas Junior School. Five of the adults who died were teachers at the school. An additional 6 adults and 29 children were injured. [31] The 10:30 am BBC news summary led with the story of the disaster.
[7] [8] In the District Court of New South Wales he pled guilty to: [1]: para [46] drive while disqualified [9] convicted offender enter land with intent to commit a serious indictable offence [10] larceny [11] endanger safety of person on railway [12] cause obstruction to railway locomotive [13]
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The Llandow air disaster was an aircraft accident in Wales in 1950. At that time it was the world's worst air disaster, with a total of 80 fatalities. [2] The aircraft, an Avro Tudor V, had been privately hired to fly rugby union enthusiasts to and from an international game in Ireland.
The Welsh coal industry employed 1,500 workers in 1800; [2] as the industry expanded, the workforce rose to 30,000 by 1864, and to 250,000 by 1913. [3] [a] As employment became available, many people moved to the area of the South Wales Coalfield; between 1851 and 1911 the population increased by 320,000. [4]
Rioting took place in Ely, a residential district of Cardiff in Wales, on the night of the 22 and 23 May 2023. Following confrontations with rioters, up to 12 South Wales Police officers were injured; a member of the public was attacked, multiple vehicles were set on fire and damage to property was reported.
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