[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by thenry

How has this crash hurt so many people. The collision damage doesn't look like it's destroyed the coaches/carriages which means either the build structure is top class or the speed of impact wasn't high. ?

The laws of physics: Conservation of momentum. The train is bombing along at 100+mph and comes to an abrupt halt. The stuff inside the train doesn't stop.

10 or 12 or 14 stone of forward facing passengers end up nearer to St Pancras than the rest of the carriage they are in.

It's a mercy that there was only one fatality.