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One person was killed when a 100mph (161kmph) 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 a Vauxhall Astra at the crossing at Swainsthorpe. | |
British Transport Police confirmed that one person in the car had died. | |
Officers said the train remained upright and had not derailed. All services from Norwich to London have been suspended. | |
The crossing was an automatic half-barrier type which is controlled by lights. | |
Thankfully, there were no injuries to those on board One spokesman Jonathan Denby It was the scene of a crash in November 2005 when a car driver was killed by a passenger train. | |
One spokesman Jonathan Denby said: "The train was operating at its line speed of about 100mph (161kmph) and was about five or six miles south of Norwich when it struck a car on a level crossing at Swainsthorpe. | |
"The train stayed on the tracks and was able to stop about a mile-and-half beyond the crossing. Thankfully, there were no injuries to those on board. | |
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There were 44 passengers on the train who were taken on to Norwich by coach. | |
The line between Diss and Norwich was closed with coach services replacing trains. | |
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. |
Network Rail has started an investigation into the crash. | |
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch, the body that is already looking into last week's Cumbria derailment, will also be investigating. |