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| Woman killed on rail track named | Woman killed on rail track named |
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| A woman who was killed when her car was hit by a train on a level crossing in Lincolnshire has been named. | A woman who was killed when her car was hit by a train on a level crossing in Lincolnshire has been named. |
| Teaching assistant Moira Koune, 30, of Spalding, was unable to reverse her car off the track at West Road in South Drove and died at the scene on Monday. | |
| Police said her Rover had skidded in icy conditions and hit an oncoming van. | Police said her Rover had skidded in icy conditions and hit an oncoming van. |
| No-one else was hurt but some people on the train were treated for shock. The road and rail line were closed overnight but have since been reopened. | No-one else was hurt but some people on the train were treated for shock. The road and rail line were closed overnight but have since been reopened. |
| Witnesses said Ms Koune, who worked at Cowbit Primary School, had desperately tried reverse her car off the track. | Witnesses said Ms Koune, who worked at Cowbit Primary School, had desperately tried reverse her car off the track. |
| Barrier tests | Barrier tests |
| The driver and passenger in the van told police they tried to help Ms Koune but could not get to her before the train reached the crossing. | The driver and passenger in the van told police they tried to help Ms Koune but could not get to her before the train reached the crossing. |
| Her car was badly damaged by the impact and was pushed some distance up the track. | Her car was badly damaged by the impact and was pushed some distance up the track. |
| A spokesman for Network Rail said all the equipment at the crossing had been tested and was working properly. | A spokesman for Network Rail said all the equipment at the crossing had been tested and was working properly. |
| He added that the time between the barriers coming down and trains passing was set by the Rail Inspectorate. | He added that the time between the barriers coming down and trains passing was set by the Rail Inspectorate. |
| Lincolnshire Police and British Transport Police have started an investigation into the death. | Lincolnshire Police and British Transport Police have started an investigation into the death. |