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Man dies after car struck by freight train at Yarnton level crossing Man dies after car struck by freight train at Yarnton level crossing
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A man has died after a car was struck by a freight train at a level crossing in Oxfordshire. A man has died after the car he was in was struck by a freight train at a level crossing in Oxfordshire.
British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to Sandy Lane level crossing, Yarnton, at 15:40 GMT.British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to Sandy Lane level crossing, Yarnton, at 15:40 GMT.
It is believed two people were in the vehicle at the time. One of them was pronounced dead at the scene. It is believed two people were in the Renault Kangoo at the time. The man, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Cross Country and First Great Western rail services between Oxford and Banbury have been disrupted as a result of the incident. The car driver was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with minor injuries.
A South Central Ambulance Service spokeswoman said one person involved in the crash had been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with minor injuries, while two others were treated at the scene. Cross Country and First Great Western services between Oxford and Banbury have been disrupted.
She was unable to say whether they were in the car or on board the train. The train involved was travelling from Trafford Park in Greater Manchester to Southampton. The driver of the train is reported to be shaken but uninjured.
The train involved was travelling from Trafford Park to Southampton. The driver of the train is reported to be shaken but uninjured. A BTP spokesman said: "The driver pulled the emergency brake but was unable to stop in time."
BTP said officers were at the scene working to establish how the car came to be on the track. He said officers were at the scene working to establish how the car came to be on the track.
Cross Country and First Great Western rail services between Oxford and Banbury have been disrupted and replacement buses are in operation. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed.
First Great Western said it was expecting disruption to services to continue into the early hours of Thursday morning.