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A woman killed as she tried to move her car out of the path of an oncoming train has been named. | |
Teaching assistant Moira Koune, 30, of Spalding, was unable to reverse her car off the track in South Drove, Lincolnshire, and died at the scene. | |
Police said her Rover had skidded in icy conditions and hit an oncoming van before coming to rest on the rail line. | |
Witnesses said Ms Koune, who worked at Cowbit Primary School, had desperately tried to reverse her car off the track. | |
As we are such a small, close-knit school, we are all devastated Maureen Martin, head teacher, Cowbit Primary School | |
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. |
Maureen Martin, head teacher at Cowbit Primary School, paid tribute to Ms Koune. | |
"As we are such a small, close-knit school, we are all devastated," she said. | |
"Staff and children all miss her like we would miss a family member. | |
"It is the school's wish to remember Moira and in discussion with her family we are looking to organise a service of remembrance." | |
No-one else was hurt in the incident but some people on the train were treated for shock. | |
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. |