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A woman and a young child died when they were hit by a train on a crossing in Nottinghamshire. A woman and a six-year-old boy were killed when they were hit by a train on a crossing in Nottinghamshire.
The accident happened on Saturday at about 1840 GMT at the Moor Road crossing in Bestwood Village. The incident happened on Saturday at about 1840 GMT just north of the Moor Bridge tram stop in Bestwood Village.
British Transport Police has confirmed the train was travelling between Worksop and Nottingham on the Robin Hood Line. British Transport Police have confirmed the train was travelling between Worksop and Nottingham on the Robin Hood Line.
The accident happened at a crossing where the train and tram lines run parallel. Officers said the pair were killed at a foot crossing where train and tram lines run parallel.
Insp Alan Radford of British Transport Police said an investigation was under way. 'Tragic accident'
"We have spoken to one or two people. Certainly one person in the close vicinity said that there didn't seem to be anything untoward going on at the time, he said. Insp Alan Radford, of British Transport Police, said an investigation was under way.
"We have spoken to one or two people. Certainly one person in the close vicinity said that there didn't seem to be anything untoward going on at the time.
"But we are still investigating and have other leads to follow up at the moment.""But we are still investigating and have other leads to follow up at the moment."
Tram services have resumed on Sunday and train services are not affected as there is currently no Sunday service on the Robin Hood Line. A spokeswoman from East Midlands Trains, which operates the service, said the woman and boy were hit by the 1745 GMT Worksop to Nottingham train. She described the incident as a "tragic accident".
Tram services resumed on Sunday but train services have not been affected as there is currently no Sunday service on the Robin Hood Line.