BestWestern
Established Member
- Joined
- 6 Feb 2011
- Messages
- 6,736
There's absolutely nothing wrong with a bit of speculation on a discussion forum. Nobody here is going to hinder the investigation by speculating.
Indeed.
We have the same issues each and every time there is an unfortunate incident; the discussion begins and then before long there are the inevitable cries of objection, suggesting that everybody should cease conversation until the reports come out. This is a discussion forum for heaven's sake, it is exactly the place that people come to speculate, chew the fat and throw their opinions - both informed and armchair! - into the ring. That is what a forum is for. Like it or not, people find disaster fascinating. Television production companies have made a fortune out of it, in all it's various documentary forms. I struggle to grasp why those who are offended by anything that isn't an official report would be reading these threads in the first place, knowing very well that such information doesn't yet exist.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
The vehicle actually appears not to have suffered much damage at all (which would have caused injury to those inside)
I reckon the injuries and deaths would have been caused by the rapid deceleration and overturning.
Many will have been thrown through the windows. Think of how large windows are when compared to modern heavy rail rolling stock, I believe they have bonded glazing so effectively a large sheet of glass the whole way along the car sides. I would imagine, as with a bus, they'll also be designed to break easily to aid escape, rather than to be unbreakable as per a train. This also concurs with the suggestion of serious limb injuries to some survivors.