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| Stretham rail crash: Train hits Land Rover on railway line | |
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| A man has been airlifted to hospital with a severe head injury after a train struck a Land Rover on the railway line between Ely and Cambridge. | |
| It happened just after 14:30 BST at a level crossing near Stretham. | |
| The man, in his 40s, was treated by the East Anglian Air Ambulance and flown to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. | The man, in his 40s, was treated by the East Anglian Air Ambulance and flown to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. |
| The collision involved a Great Northern King's Lynn to London King's Cross train. Disruption is expected on the line until 19:00 BST. | The collision involved a Great Northern King's Lynn to London King's Cross train. Disruption is expected on the line until 19:00 BST. |
| Read more on this story and others from Cambridgeshire. | Read more on this story and others from Cambridgeshire. |
| The 4x4 was hit at the Nairn level crossing, off the A1123 to the east of Stretham. | |
| British Transport Police said the man, who was driving the vehicle, suffered "serious" injuries, but they are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing. | |
| The force said 115 passengers had to be transferred to another train after it was damaged in the crash. | |
| Network Rail spokesman Ross Easton said: "This type of level crossing is typically used by fewer than 10 vehicles per day and requires users to telephone a signal box for permission to cross. | |
| "We are assisting the emergency services at the scene." | "We are assisting the emergency services at the scene." |