The Ladbroke Grove rail crash ( also known as the Paddington rail crash ) was a rail accident which occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London , United Kingdom .

The Ladbroke Grove rail crash ( also known as the Paddington rail crash ) was a rail accident which occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London , United Kingdom .

Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse , Sicily , that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky , the Allied invasion of Sicily .