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| Hero train driver leaves hospital | Hero train driver leaves hospital |
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| A driver who stayed at the controls of a high-speed train as it derailed in Cumbria is out of hospital. | |
| Iain Black, from Dumbarton in Scotland, suffered multiple injuries as the Virgin Pendolino train careered down an embankment at Grayrigg on 23 February. | |
| He was later hailed a hero by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson. | He was later hailed a hero by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson. |
| Mr Black, who said he was glad to be home, gave a statement about the accident, in which one woman died, to British Transport Police on Wednesday. | |
| Margaret Masson, 84, died when the London to Glasgow train derailed. | |
| It emerged that Mr Black, 46, had stayed at the controls as the train left the track. | It emerged that Mr Black, 46, had stayed at the controls as the train left the track. |
| He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital with multiple injuries. | He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital with multiple injuries. |
| Speaking a day after the crash, Sir Richard said: "He could have tried to get back and protect himself but he didn't and he has ended up quite badly injured. | Speaking a day after the crash, Sir Richard said: "He could have tried to get back and protect himself but he didn't and he has ended up quite badly injured. |
| "We look forward to having him back as a train driver." | "We look forward to having him back as a train driver." |
| An initial report into the accident found a set of points near the site were faulty. | An initial report into the accident found a set of points near the site were faulty. |