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Apology over rail crossing death | |
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The family of a woman killed on a level crossing have received a "full and complete apology" from Network Rail. | The family of a woman killed on a level crossing have received a "full and complete apology" from Network Rail. |
Jane Harding, 52, died at the Herefordshire crossing when a train crashed into her vehicle on Saturday. | Jane Harding, 52, died at the Herefordshire crossing when a train crashed into her vehicle on Saturday. |
Safety barriers were up at the crossing at Moreton-on-Lugg, British Transport Police said. | Safety barriers were up at the crossing at Moreton-on-Lugg, British Transport Police said. |
"We consider that the accident is most likely to have been due in some way to Network Rail," a Network Rail spokeswoman said. | "We consider that the accident is most likely to have been due in some way to Network Rail," a Network Rail spokeswoman said. |
'Deeply affected' | |
"Network Rail has extended a full and complete apology to the family. | "Network Rail has extended a full and complete apology to the family. |
"We would also like to extend this apology to everyone who has been so deeply affected by the accident and to the community of Moreton-on-Lugg." | "We would also like to extend this apology to everyone who has been so deeply affected by the accident and to the community of Moreton-on-Lugg." |
A signalman has been suspended by Network Rail as part of its inquiry into the crash, although the company said this was routine. | |
Ms Harding, a hairdresser from Marden, was a passenger in one of two cars on the crossing when a train crashed into it on Saturday. | |
Her husband, Mark, who was driving, suffered pelvis and shoulder injuries. | |
A mother and her 11-year-old daughter in the second car suffered minor injuries. |
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