1958 Press Photo 10 Killed And 87 Injured As Two Trains Collide In Thick Fog

Dagenham Train Crash... Doctor Performs Emergency Operation In Battle To Save Life Of Guard. Ten people lost their lives and eighty seven were injured in the train crash at Dagenham, Essex last night. A crowded passenger train crashed into the rear of another train on the busy Southend line as the last of the rush hour trains took city workers home - in the dense fog. One of the many heroes of the crash wash polish born Dr. Leslie Leszczynski who preformed an emergency amputation on the Guard Mr. W, Archer in the shattered rear carriage of the Southend train.. Mr. Archer lost his other leg in the crash itself. Photo Shows: The scene as white coated Dr. Leslie Leszczysnki administers oxygen to Mr. Archer with in sports jacket and flannel trousers - just beyond the ambulance man in Dr. T. Hunter who gave blood transfusions. In center foreground can be seen the white cap of ward sister Margaret Skellet who act~d as "Theatre sister'.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 01-01-1958.

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