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| A man whose partner and daughter were killed in the Ufton Nervet rail crash has told an inquest of the moment he realised the pair were on the train. | A man whose partner and daughter were killed in the Ufton Nervet rail crash has told an inquest of the moment he realised the pair were on the train. |
| Anjanette Rossi, 38, and Louella Main, nine, were among seven people killed in the crash on a level-crossing near Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, in 2004. | Anjanette Rossi, 38, and Louella Main, nine, were among seven people killed in the crash on a level-crossing near Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, in 2004. |
| David Main told the jury inquest in Slough how the pair had been shopping and missed their first train home. | |
| He was waiting at Newbury station but could not get hold of them by phone. | He was waiting at Newbury station but could not get hold of them by phone. |
| The inquest began on Monday morning after a delay of nearly three years while Mr Main, of Speen, Berkshire, successfully fought for legal aid. | The inquest began on Monday morning after a delay of nearly three years while Mr Main, of Speen, Berkshire, successfully fought for legal aid. |
| I knew something was wrong and I tried to ring Anjanette but she didn't answer. Then I knew something was seriously wrong David Main | |
| Train driver Stanley Martin, 54, of Torquay in Devon, and five passengers died when the high-speed London Paddington to Plymouth train hit motorist Brian Drysdale's car on the level-crossing at 100mph. | Train driver Stanley Martin, 54, of Torquay in Devon, and five passengers died when the high-speed London Paddington to Plymouth train hit motorist Brian Drysdale's car on the level-crossing at 100mph. |
| All eight carriages derailed in the crash on 6 November 2004. | All eight carriages derailed in the crash on 6 November 2004. |
| Mr Main told the inquest he had dropped Ms Rossi and his daughter at Newbury station on the day of the crash so they could spend the day shopping in Reading. | |
| He said: "When Anjanette phoned and said she had missed the train, I said 'I will come and pick you up' and she said 'No, we enjoy the train - we will have a coffee'." | |
| He told the inquest he then waited with his son to collect them at Newbury station. | |
| He said: "I was in the car and it just seemed quiet and I had heard someone say the train was late. | |
| Close to tears | |
| "Then I heard someone also say 'I think there has been a crash.' I told Toby to stay in the car and I went into the station to try and find someone but there was no-one there." | |
| He said he saw a train coming the other way, which people were getting off, and it was announced there had been an incident. | |
| "Then I knew something was wrong and I tried to ring Anjanette but she didn't answer. Then I knew something was seriously wrong." | |
| The inquest heard how he called a friend to pick his son up and he went straight to the police station. | |
| Close to tears, he said: "I said I knew there had been a train crash and I knew Anjanette was on it." | |
| The five passengers who died were: Mr Main's partner Anjanette Rossi, 38, of Speen, Berkshire, and daughter Louella Main, nine; Charlie Matthews, 72, of Warminster, Wiltshire; Barry Strevens, 55, of Wells, Somerset; and Emily Webster, 14. | The five passengers who died were: Mr Main's partner Anjanette Rossi, 38, of Speen, Berkshire, and daughter Louella Main, nine; Charlie Matthews, 72, of Warminster, Wiltshire; Barry Strevens, 55, of Wells, Somerset; and Emily Webster, 14. |
| Mr Drysdale, who was 48 and from Reading, also died. | Mr Drysdale, who was 48 and from Reading, also died. |
| The inquest continues. |