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| Freight train hits car on level crossing in Silverdale | Freight train hits car on level crossing in Silverdale |
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| A freight train used for taking spent nuclear fuel to the Sellafield site in Cumbria hit a car on a level crossing, police said. | |
| The vehicles travelled 300m (984ft) down the track following the crash at the New Road crossing, Silverdale, at about 19:00 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| No one was injured but both drivers were treated for shock. The train was not loaded at the time. | No one was injured but both drivers were treated for shock. The train was not loaded at the time. |
| Firefighters cleared the tracks to free the car, which had become trapped. | Firefighters cleared the tracks to free the car, which had become trapped. |
| British Transport Police, Lancashire Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue service were all at the scene. | |
| A police spokesman said: "The driver of the vehicle, a 46-year-old man from near Kendal, was not in the car at the time of the collision. | |
| "The train, which was travelling between Sellafield and Crewe, remained upright and on the tracks during the incident and the car, a silver Fiesta, was removed from the tracks. | |
| "The Rail Accident Investigation Branch and Office and Rail Regulation have been informed." |