'Shuddering... then silence as plane came down without any engines': Survivor of one of UK's worst air disasters recalls moment flight plunged onto M1 killing 47 people

The British Midland Boeing 737 crashed on an embankment of the M1 at Kegworth in Leicestershire after suffering engine trouble on the night of January 8, 1989.

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Mar 26, 2026 - 02:33
'Shuddering... then silence as plane came down without any engines': Survivor of one of UK's worst air disasters recalls moment flight plunged onto M1 killing 47 people
The British Midland Boeing 737 crashed on an embankment of the M1 at Kegworth in Leicestershire after suffering engine trouble on the night of January 8, 1989.
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