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A steam train and a single-decker coach have collided at a level-crossing on the Swanage Railway in Dorset. A steam train and a coach have collided at a level-crossing on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.
The crash happened at Quarr crossing near Harman's Cross, south of Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck. The driver of the coach was seriously injured and trapped underneath the wreckage, a spokeswoman for Dorset Fire and Rescue said.
The driver of the coach was "seriously injured" and trapped underneath the wreckage, a spokeswoman for Dorset Fire and Rescue said.
No-one else was believed to be on the 52-seater coach at the time of the crash, which happened at 1230 BST.No-one else was believed to be on the 52-seater coach at the time of the crash, which happened at 1230 BST.
Police, fire and ambulance services were on the scene. The incident took place at Quarr crossing near Harman's Cross, south of Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck.
The driver was freed at 1310 BST and taken by air ambulance to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. Police, fire and ambulance services have been at the scene.
The train was carrying passengers at the time. It is not yet known if there were any other injuries. The driver was freed by the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service at 1310 BST and taken by air ambulance to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester.
About 30 passengers on the private Swanage steam train were believed to have been unhurt but shocked.
It is not known how the coach and the steam train collided but the level crossing is unmanned.