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Memorial for Kegworth air disaster victims 25 years on

Today marks 25 years since one of the UK's worst air disasters, when 47 people died after a British Midland Boeing 737 en route to Belfast crashed into an embankment on the M1 during an attempted emergency landing at East Midlands airport.

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Memorial to mark 25 years since Kegworth air disaster

The British Midland Boeing 737 took off at Heathrow bound for Belfast but had to divert to East Midlands because of engine problems Credit: PA

A memorial service will be held today to mark 25 years since 47 people lost their lives in the Kegworth air disaster.

A British Midland Boeing 737 on route to Belfast from London crashed onto the M1 motorway embankment during an attempted emergency landing in 1989.

Seventy four other passengers were seriously injured.

The plane crashed into the embankment of the M1, just metres away from the runway at East Midlands Airport Credit: PA

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