High-speed rail disaster rehearsal in Lincolnshire – in pictures
A panoramic view of the test site, including a train crash, lorry crash and chemical spillPhotograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianThe ambulance service at the crash sitePhotograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianA major incident control board used by Lincolnshire fire service to coordinate the various agencies involvedPhotograph: David Sillitoe/Guardian
A 'survivor' is helped from the trainPhotograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianPassengers wait to be assessed for the severity of their injuries.Photograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianNHS staff wait at the decontamination area.Photograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianActors playing casualties lie in the primary schoolPhotograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianSurvivors receive simulated medical attentionPhotograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianAn amputee plays a seriously injured person inside the trainPhotograph: David Sillitoe/GuardianA cheerful amputee awaits attention alongside his fake severed legPhotograph: David Sillitoe/KobalFake blood used to make up the crash victimsPhotograph: David Sillitoe/Guardian
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