For almost all of their lives, Colin Dorrance and David Stewart have lived little more than five miles from each other, but had barely met. Until a few weeks ago they had never spoken about the terrible event that shaped their lives. Now, sitting at the kitchen table at Halldykes Farm, they seem like old friends. They listen intently to each other’s account of the night, chipping in with an observation, speaking gently, as if in consolation. Sherwood Crescent took the brunt of the aircraft’s impact BRYN COLTON/GETTY IMAGESBoth men are from Lockerbie, a town like Aberfan, Omagh and Dunblane defined by tragedy.

Source: The Times December 19, 2018 00:45 UTC