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Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Man hit by train badly hurt | Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Man hit by train badly hurt |
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A man in his 20s has been seriously injured after being hit by a train in Carmarthenshire. | A man in his 20s has been seriously injured after being hit by a train in Carmarthenshire. |
British Transport Police (BTP) said the incident happened in the village of Llandybie, near Ammanford, on Saturday evening. | British Transport Police (BTP) said the incident happened in the village of Llandybie, near Ammanford, on Saturday evening. |
The alarm was raised shortly before 17:30 GMT, and BTP and officers from Dyfed-Powys Police attended. | The alarm was raised shortly before 17:30 GMT, and BTP and officers from Dyfed-Powys Police attended. |
Paramedics gave the man first aid at the scene and he was airlifted to hospital by police helicopter. | |
BTP said they received reports that a person had been struck by a train at 17:27 GMT, while Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the victim was a man. | |
BTP said the incident was being treated as non-suspicious. | BTP said the incident was being treated as non-suspicious. |
The train involved was the 14:06 GMT Shrewsbury to Swansea Arriva Trains Wales service. | The train involved was the 14:06 GMT Shrewsbury to Swansea Arriva Trains Wales service. |
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews from Ammanford to the scene. | Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews from Ammanford to the scene. |
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