Kegworth air disaster remembered 30 years on

Kegworth air disaster remembered 30 years on

A memorial service is to be held to remember the 47 people who died in the Kegworth air disaster 30 years on.

A Belfast-bound British Midland Boeing 737 crashed on an embankment of the M1 at Kegworth after suffering engine trouble on the night of January 8 1989.

As well as the 47 deaths, the crash resulted in 74 serious injuries, with Kegworth villagers joining emergency services to help tend the wounded.

Disasters and Accidents – Kegworth Air Crash – M1 – Leicestershire
Relatives of those who died left flowers at a memorial on a bridge overlooking the crash site (PA)

Survivors, the families of those who died as well as emergency service personnel who tended to the casualties have been invited.

The plane developed a problem with one of the engines as it was en route from Heathrow to Belfast with 126 people on board.

Disasters and Accidents – Kegworth Air Disaster – M1, Leicestershire
The tail section of the plane wreck on the M1 embankment (PA)

Crashing on to the M1, the plane somehow managed to avoid hitting any vehicles and no-one on the motorway was hurt.

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