As a young reporter, I was sent to cover the Moorgate train disaster. I had no idea it had killed my father

On February 28, 1975, freelance journalist covering the Moorgate train disaster faced the agony of realizing that his father was among the casualties. Having initially approached the event professionally, gathering details and interviewing survivors, he was unaware of his father's fate until afterwards. This incident dramatically altered his life, intertwining his career in journalism with an unspeakable personal tragedy, revealing how unexpectedly one can shift from observer to a personal participant in a major news event.

The day that changed my life was the Moorgate train disaster, where I was initially reporting as a freelance journalist—unbeknownst to me, my father was killed in the incident.

I remained at the disaster site interviewing the injured, unaware that beneath the pavement, my own father was among the fatalities of the tragic crash.

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