17/04/2015
Taxi Lands Upside Down On Railway Line After Crashing Through Barrier
A taxi has crashed through a barrier and landed upside down on a railway line in West Yorkshire.
According to reports the car collided with a barrier next to the railway line on Victoria Street in Shipley.
Paramedics were called to the scene at 09:10 on Friday morning, the driver suffered minor injuries.
Rail services between Shipley and Skipton have been suspended until 13:00 at the earliest, Northern Rail has said.
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According to reports the car collided with a barrier next to the railway line on Victoria Street in Shipley.
Paramedics were called to the scene at 09:10 on Friday morning, the driver suffered minor injuries.
Rail services between Shipley and Skipton have been suspended until 13:00 at the earliest, Northern Rail has said.
(MH)
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