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| Motorist dies after car hits train at Suffolk level crossing | Motorist dies after car hits train at Suffolk level crossing |
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| A motorist died when a car was hit by a train at a level crossing. | |
| The car was hit at Palgrave crossing in Suffolk at about 18:14 BST on Saturday and the driver died at the scene. | The car was hit at Palgrave crossing in Suffolk at about 18:14 BST on Saturday and the driver died at the scene. |
| The fire service said the vehicle had been pushed "about a mile up the track" by the train, which was travelling from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. | |
| No passengers were injured. The crash caused disruption to rail passengers, with several trains cancelled, but the line reopened on Sunday morning. | No passengers were injured. The crash caused disruption to rail passengers, with several trains cancelled, but the line reopened on Sunday morning. |
| Mark Walker, from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, said it was a "very complex operation". | Mark Walker, from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, said it was a "very complex operation". |
| "The car had been taken about a mile up the track, which fortunately was near a bridge so we had access to the scene immediately under the bridge," he said. | "The car had been taken about a mile up the track, which fortunately was near a bridge so we had access to the scene immediately under the bridge," he said. |
| British Transport Police said the man's next of kin had been informed. | British Transport Police said the man's next of kin had been informed. |