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26/09/2006
Motorist killed in train collision
A driver has been killed after his car was hit by a train on rail tracks in Yorkshire.
According to reports, the car left Moor Lane in Copmanthorpe, near York, at 8:55pm on Monday night, and crashed through a fence before ending up on the track.
The train, a Virgin service from Plymouth to Edinburgh, was partially derailed by the collision. None of the passengers were hurt.
British Transport Police, fire crews and the ambulance service attended the scene.
Passengers were taken by bus to York station following the collision.
The driver of the vehicle has not yet been named.
The collision has closed the East Coast Main Line between York and Leeds and North Yorkshire Police said that it was expected to be closed for some time.
(KMcA/EF)
According to reports, the car left Moor Lane in Copmanthorpe, near York, at 8:55pm on Monday night, and crashed through a fence before ending up on the track.
The train, a Virgin service from Plymouth to Edinburgh, was partially derailed by the collision. None of the passengers were hurt.
British Transport Police, fire crews and the ambulance service attended the scene.
Passengers were taken by bus to York station following the collision.
The driver of the vehicle has not yet been named.
The collision has closed the East Coast Main Line between York and Leeds and North Yorkshire Police said that it was expected to be closed for some time.
(KMcA/EF)
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