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One dead in level crossing crash | One dead in level crossing crash |
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One person was killed when a train hit a car at a level crossing in Norfolk. | |
The 0622 GMT One Railway service travelling from Norwich to Colchester, in Essex, collided with the car at the crossing at Swainsthorpe. | |
British Transport Police confirmed that one person had died and said another may have been killed. | |
Officers said the train remained upright and had not derailed. All services from Norwich to London are suspended. | |
British Transport Police Insp Chris Connell said: "There is one confirmed fatality in the vehicle and another person may have been killed. | |
"The train is safe and upright and there are not thought to be any injuries to those on board." | "The train is safe and upright and there are not thought to be any injuries to those on board." |
The incident comes one day after the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) issued a policy statement about level crossings, saying they represent the biggest risk of train accidents that could kill passengers. | The incident comes one day after the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) issued a policy statement about level crossings, saying they represent the biggest risk of train accidents that could kill passengers. |