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Quad bikers killed on rail track Killed quad bikers' witness hunt
(about 2 hours later)
Two men, thought to be in their 20s, travelling on a quad bike have been killed after being hit by a train on tracks in Cardiff. Police are searching for two people who are thought to have fled the scene after two men on quad bikes were killed after being hit by a train.
The incident happened near the Rhymney River Bridge at just after 0400 GMT. The men, thought to be in their 20s, were hit by a train on tracks in Cardiff near the Rhymney River Bridge at just after 0400 GMT.
The emergency services are at the scene. No passengers were on board the train which was leaving Cardiff for service at Cheltenham. It is believed the train was travelling at around 70mph.
Arriva Train Wales have warned passengers to expect delays of up to an hour on Cardiff-Newport services. Two quad bikes were found but it is unclear if the victims were travelling on one or both vehicles.
Police have said the train was travelling at about 70mph when it struck the quad bike. British Transport Police said the quad bikes had been travelling east towards Newport when they were struck from behind.
Network Rail said all four lines between Cardiff and Newport were immediately closed following the incident. The passenger train involved was not carrying members of the public at the time, and had been making its way from the Canton depot in Cardiff to Cheltenham for servicing.
Two of those lines reopened at 0700 GMT but two of the tracks are damaged and will need repairs. Ch Insp Sandra England from British Transport Police said the two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, close to New Road in Rumney.
She said officers were still in the process of formally identifying the two men.
Ms England said the train driver was "pretty shaken up" and they would be speaking to him fairly urgently.
"The investigation is in the early stages at the moment," she said.
"It was dark, in the early hours, when the incident happened and my main plea is that if anybody did see what happened they should call us on 0800 40 50 40.
Delays
"We will be following up all lines of inquiry to find out what the men were doing there at that time of night."
At the time of the crash, four rail lines were closed. Three have now been reopened.
A spokesperson for Network Rail said: "There was some damage to the track in the area of the collision.A spokesperson for Network Rail said: "There was some damage to the track in the area of the collision.
"At the moment we are not able to give an accurate update on what repairs are needed or when they will be completed."At the moment we are not able to give an accurate update on what repairs are needed or when they will be completed.
"Obviously at the moment, the clear-up operation is very much still under way there.""Obviously at the moment, the clear-up operation is very much still under way there."
Network Rail also confirmed that the train involved in the incident had been a passenger train which was not carrying members of the public. Earlier on Wednesday, all trains services between Cardiff and Newport suffered long delays.
It had been heading from the Canton depot in Cardiff to Cheltenham for servicing. Services on Arriva Train Wales between Cardiff and Newport are still facing 20 minute delays following the incident.
First Great Western said the incident was disrupting its services, with delays of around 30 minutes, and the possibility of some short-notice cancellations. CrossCountry trains says it is also expects delays to continue until midday.
CrossCountry services are also reporting delays on its services out of Cardiff Central of around 50 minutes. First Great Western said it services have now returned to normal.